No Carib Refugees

For John, BLUF:  While welcoming the refugees from Latin America, we are shutting the door on refugees from Cuba and Haiti.  Why?  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Mayorkas to Cubans, Haitians: Do not come to the U.S.

Here is the sub-headline:

There isn't a surge in Cuban or Haitian migrants by sea so far, but the U.S. Coast Guard has deployed officials to monitor the situation given upheaval in both countries.

From Politico, by Reporter Sabrina Rodriguez, 13 July 2021, 05:16 PM EDT.

Here is the lede plus three:

Cuban-born Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday delivered a clear message to the Cuban and Haitian people amid upheaval in both Caribbean nations:  Do not come to the United States.

“The time is never right to attempt migration by sea,” Mayorkas said in a press conference at the U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters.  “To those who risk their lives doing so, this risk is not worth taking.”

“Allow me to be clear:  If you take to the sea, you will not come to the United States.”

Mayorkas’ message comes amid continued protests in Cuba calling for the end of the 62-year-old dictatorship and the recent assassination of the president of Haiti.

This seems very strange, given our open border with Mexico.

There is the theory abroad that the Administration thinks they will vote Republican.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff