Cuban exodus to United States the largest in history amid economic crisis, gov't crackdowns

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The number of Cubans fleeing to the United States is believed to be at a record high as the communist country continues to crack down on dissenters amid a sagging economy.

Yoel Diaz, who immigrated to the United States in 2021, joined 'Fox & Friends First' with his wife, Marissa, to discuss his journey of becoming an American.hit an all-time high this year as the Caribbean country intensifies its brutal crackdown on citizens, and the United States’ southern border crisis continues to spiral.

Border authorities recorded more than 227,000 Cubans attempting to enter into the United States illegally from December 2021 to 2022, which represents the largest exodus in history,The 227,000 is more than the two largest previous mass departures when 125,000 Cubans left for the United States in 1980 and when 34,000 people did in 1994, Florida International University’s Jorge Duany said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection stopped Cubans more than 79,800 times from last October through March — more than double all of 2021 and five times more than all of 2020. Overall, the Border Patrol stopped migrants of all nationalities more than 209,000 times in March, the highest monthly mark in 22 years.

A ramshackle raft bearing an American flag was intercepted by Cuban authorities in plain sight off the coast of the nation's capital, Havana. "There are several intertwined factors that have produced a perfect storm for the intensification of the Cuban exodus," Duany said.

 

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