Mr. Speaker. today I rise to recognize the bravery of eight Cubans who survived a shipwreck off the coast of Mexico only to be deported and returned to Cuba. In a spectacular reversal of policy. these courageous individuals were picked up from Cuba by Mexican authorities and taken to Mexico where they were later given United States visas. These Cubans left Castros oppressive regime bound for the freedom of south Florida only to have their boat diverted by gulf currents and shipwrecked off the Mexican coast. The prompt return of these individuals to Cuba sparked days of raucous protest by the Cuban community in front of the Mexican Consulate in Miami.
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