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U.S. and Cuba Hold Law Enforcement Dialogue
On April 17, the U.S. and Cuba held a law enforcement dialogue in Washington, D.C. The main objective was to advance discussions at the working levels of the two governments. [1]
A U.S. offical said, ” Effective cooperation in criminal matters may sometimes include the exchange of information, such as information on fugitives or other wanted persons, or real-time communication between the United…
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#Cárlos Fernández de Cossío#Cuba#Law Enforcement Dialogue#migration#U.S. Coast Guard#U.S. embargo of Cuba#U.S. Embassy in Cuba#United States
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U.S. and Cuba Hold New Immigration Talks
On April 16, 2024, the U. S. and Cuba held another round of immigration dialogue. [1]
The U.S. statement about the dialogue was very noncommittal. It said the following: “So these were bilateral discussions between the United States and Cuba. They are bilateral discussions on migration that take place biannually, twice a year. They reflect the commitment by the United States to regularly review…
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Another Documentation of the U.S. Need for Immigrants
Just yesterday this blog published a lengthy post about how the problems in the U.S. asylum system were promoting increases in U.S. immigration that were benefiting the U.S. economy.[1]
Now the New York Times has published a lengthy article focusing on the positive impact of new immigrants to this country with its declining and aging population.[2]
The Example of the State of Maine
The State of…
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#Africa#Ben Conniff#Congressional Budget Office#Congressional Budget Office (CBO)#Ernie Tedeschi#Luke’s Lobster)#Middle East#Office of New Americans#Republic of the Congo#State of Maine#U.S. economy#U.S. immigration#Venezuela#Yale Law School
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Problems in U.S. Asylum System Help Promote Increases in U.S. Immigration
A lengthy Wall Street Journal article provides details on the well-known promotion of increases in U.S. immigration by the many problems in the U.S. asylum system. Here then is a summary of the basic U.S. law of asylum, the current U.S. system for administering such claims and a summary of the current problems with such administration.
The Basic Law of Asylum
On July 2, 1951, an international…
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#asylum law#Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees#Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees#REAL ID Act of 2005#refugee law#U.S. asylum officers#U.S. Board of Asylum Appeals#U.S. Congress#U.S. federal courts#U.S. immigration judges#U.S. Office of the Chief Immigration Judge#U.S. Refugee Act of 1980#U.S. State Department’s U.S. Refugee Admissions Program#U.S.-Mexico border
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U.S. Criticism of Cuba’s Labor Export Program
On April 3, 2024, the U.S. State Department’s Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons published its critical report on Cuba’s Labor Export Program.[1]
U.S. Summary of Cuban Labor Export Program[2]
“Each year, the Cuban government sends tens of thousands of workers around the globe under multi-year cooperation agreements negotiated with receiving countries. According to reporting from…
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#Cuba#Cuba&039;s medical mission program#human rights#trafficking in persons#United States of America (U.S.)
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Russia Is Responsible for Havana Syndrome Attacks on U.S. Personnel
“The former head of the Pentagon’s investigation into the mysterious health incidents known as Havana Syndrome told the CBS investigation show 60 Minutes he believes Russia was behind them and was attacking U.S. officials abroad and at home.”[1]
This television show, in partnership with The Insider (a Russian exile media outlet) and a German magazine (Der Spiegel), reported on new evidence…
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#"60 Minutes"#"Havana Syndrome"#Bogota#China#Cuba#Der Spiegel#Europe#Greg Edgreen#Hanoi#India#London#NATO Summit (Lithuania) 2023#Russia#U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency#United States of America#Vietnam
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How Cuban Government Fuels Inflation
Rafaela Cruz, a Cuban analyst for Diario de Cuba, asserts, “Ending inflation is not a priority for the Cuban regime.” Instead, “the Government exacerbates inflation as another [means] to maintain power and profit” by the following means:
1. “They raise taxes when economic activity is almost non-existent.”
2. “Subsidies (direct distributions) decrease when food is more expensive and scarce.”
3.…
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Victor Manuel Rocha, Former U.S. Ambassador, Intends to Plead Guilty to Charges of Acting as a Cuban Agent
In December 2023, Victor Manuel Rocha, a naturalized U.S. citizen. was charged with acting as an agent of a foreign government (Cuba) and defrauding the U.S. as well as committing wire fraud and making false statements to obtain and use a U.S. passport.[1]
On February 29, Rocha in federal court said he will file a change of plea, indicating he is prepared to plead guilty to two counts of…
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President Biden’s New Executive Orders Regarding Cuba
On February 28 President Biden signed two executive orders regarding Cuba: extending for another year the state of national emergency with Cuba and protecting U.S. citizen data.
Order Extending State of Emergency with Cuba[1]
This order was first enacted on March 1, 1996, “to address the disruption or threatened disturbanceof international relations caused by the February 24, 1996, destruction by…
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U.S. States That Could Have Greatest Benefit from Immigrant Labor
This blog has published many posts about the U.S. need for immigrant labor.[1] Now a Washington Post article supplies a national statistical analysis of that need.[2]
The article opens with the following general statements:
“The plentiful supply of immigrants is one of the main reasonsthe U.S. economy has outperformed that of its peers in the affluent world since the eve of the pandemic,…
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#Accomnodation & food service#Alabama#arts entertainment & recreation#Colorado#construction#District of Columbia#educational services#finance & insurance#Governor Kristi Noem#healthcare & social assistance#information#Maine#Manufacturing#Massachusetts#Montana#Nebraska#New Hampshire#North Dakota#real estate & rental#retail trade#South Carolina#South Dakota#State of Maryland#Tennessee#Transportatiion &Warehousing#U.S. Chamber of Commerce#U.S. immigration#U.S. Labor Department#U.S. unemployment rate#Vermont
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U.S. State Officials in Havana Promoting Exports of U.S. Agricultural Products to Cuba
On February 18 a delegation of 13 U.S. state agricultural officials began a five-day mission to Cuba to promote Cuban imports of U.S. agricultural products. Their leader was Ted McKinney, the CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).[1]
The NASDA press release for this mission said its purpose “is to identify and address trade barriers for U.S. agricultural…
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#Connecticut#Cuba#Cuba Food Sovereignty Law#Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel#Cuba. United States of America (USA)#Ernesto Baron#FocusCuba#FTA International#Indiana#Jorge Luis Tapia#Louisiana#Maine#Manuel Marrero Cru#Minnesota#Montana#MSME#National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA#Paul Johnson#Salvador Mesa#South Carolina#Ted McKinney#U.S. embargo (blockade) of Cuba#U.S. Sanctions Reform and Expansion of Exports#USA Poultry and Egg Export Council
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Russia’s Top Security Official Meetings in Havana
On February 27, 2024, Nikolai Patrushev, Russia’s to security official, met in Havana with Cuba’s retired general Raul Castro. Other Russians in attendance were officials from Russian spy agencies like the Federal Security Service and the Foreign Intelligence Service in addition to officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice and other government agencies.[1]
Patrushev…
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#Bolivia#Cuba#Miguel Diaz-Canel#Nicaragua#Nikolai Patrushev#Raul Castro#Russis#Tucker Carlson#Ukraine#Venezuela
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Liberating Cuban Agriculture To Improve Cuban Life
Changing Cuban agriculture could “contribute greatly to reducing poverty and improving the lives of people in Cuba.”[1] Here are some of such changes, proposed by Osmel Ramirez Alvarez, a Cuban journalist:
“Allow the sale and purchase of land, as well as the transfer of usufructs, without mediation or impositions by the State.
Eliminate the forced mediation of current cooperatives, which are…
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U.S. State Department Official Visits Cuba
Between February 20 and 23, Kerri Hannan, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy, Policy, Planning and Coordination of the Office of Western Hemisphere Affairs, visited Cuba and “met with civil society and emphasized the United States’ support for human rights.”
‘She met with independent Cuban businessmen to learn about the challenges they face and demonstrate the United…
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Cuban Peso Declines in Value versus Euro and U.S. Dollar
On February 23, 2024, the U.S. Dollar and the Euro increased in value (310 and 315 (CUP)) against the Cuban Peso. This results in shrinking the value of the Peso by the day.[1]
Some Cubans painfully joked, “To infinity and beyond, go up, go up to the clouds.” Others joke that when the Cuban Government adopts its “great” economic package, the prices of these foreign currencies will accelerate…
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Expansion of U.S. State Department’s Integrated Country Strategy for Cuba
A prior post discussed the portions of the State Department’s undated (but approved 5/27/22) Integrated Country Strategy for Cuba that set forth the following two of ‘three key priorities:” (1) “supporting Cubans seeking to exercise their universal human rights;” and (3) “encouraging the growth of an empowered, innovative, and inclusive Cuba.” [1]
Since then the Department has reissued that ICS…
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Cuba’s Poor Ranking in the World Democracy Index
Each year the British magazine The Economist publishes its World Democracy Index. For 2023 Cuba ranked 135th our of 167 world-wide countries and 22nd out of 24 Latin American countries.[i]
The five principles taken into account for this analysis and ranking are: electoral process and pluralism; functioning of the Government; political participation; democratic political culture; and civil…
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#Afghanistan#Costa Rica#Cuba#El Salvador#Latin America#Nayib Bukele#Nicaragua#Norway#The Economist#Uruguay#Venezuela
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