It is called "la ayuda." which means the help. Cubans are allowed into the U.S. even if they arrive without permission and are quickly granted permanent residency ... As I said earlier. under the 1966 Cuban Adjustment Act. they are automatically assumed to be refugees without having to prove it. They are immediately eligible for welfare. for food stamps. for Medicaid. and for supplemental social security. or SSI. and also cash assistance for impoverished seniors and for disabled young people. But lets be frank. not all Cubans receive government aid. For example. if you come to the United States from Cuba on a visabecause there is a visa lottery and every year the government awards visas to people living in Cubayou do not qualify for these benefits. If. however. you arrive in the United States on a raft or if you fly on an airplane to Costa Rica. Honduras.
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