Speaker. I am pleased to introduce today a bill designed to assist former and present Cuban political prisoners in getting their freedom. My bill would exempt Cuban political prisoners from certain visa restrictions. The Immigration and Naturalization Service [INS] will not presently give visas to individuals who are trying to enter this country from a third country. Cuban political prisoners who have successfully left Cuba and made it to another country such as Panama or Mexico are therefore denied visas to enter this country. This action effectively turns these individuals back over to Castrothey have left Cuba with the goal of achieving freedom in this countryand then they are denied that freedom. The policy of this administration. designed purportedly to punish Castro backfires and the people who suffer are the Cuban political prisoners who so desperately need our help.
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