Cuban Refugees Navigate Makeshift Raft Through Tropical Storm to U.S.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : The phenomenon of Cuban balseros attempting to flee communism through the Straits of Florida has existed for decades, as the Castro regime tightly regulates travel for its citizens and banned them from leaving the country for decades.
42% : Now, these individuals have to apply for asylum to stay in America, required to prove a credible threat to their persons by the repressive communist regime.

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