are cubans considered citizens of United states?

Question

Me and this guy have a bet right now and we want to know are cubans citizens of t united states and when they try to enter american ground are they willingly accepted or turned around and why

Answer 1

Any Cuban that can make the passage to US soil is legal. There is no other legal form for them to immigrate here. It's a holdover from the cold war where the US gave free passage to anyone from a communist country just to prove to the reds how much better we were.

Answer 2

They are returned .........
Refugees from Cuban Communism, hitherto welcomed into the United States, will now be forcibly handed over to the Castro regime by the U.S. Coast Guard. Of course, Castro has promised that no one who is sent back will be mistreated, and President Clinton promises that no one in real danger will be sent back. These two promises have about equal credibility.

Before the 1980s, all refugees from Cuba were welcomed into the United States as political refugees. This changed in the 1990s so that the only Cubans that reach U.S. soil are granted refuge under the Wet Feet/Dry Feet Policy. Cuban immigration also continues with an allotted number of Cubans (20,000 per year) provided legal U.S. visas.

The wet feet, dry feet policy (sometimes called the wet-foot, dry-foot policy) is the name given to a consequence of the 1995 revision of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 that says, essentially, that anyone who fled Cuba and got into the United States would be allowed to pursue residency a year later. After talks with the Cuban government, the Clinton administration came to an agreement with Cuba that it would stop admitting people found at sea. Since then, in what has become known as the "wet feet, dry feet" policy, a Cuban caught on the waters between the two nations (i.e., with "wet feet") would summarily be sent home or to a third country. One who makes it to shore ("dry feet") gets a chance to remain in the United States, and later would qualify for expedited "legal permanent resident" status and U.S. citizenship.

Answer 3

Right now I think the 'dry foot/wet foot' policy still stands whereby they have an excellent chance at making an asylum case if they land on dry land. Cuba has jurisdiction over them on water.

They have to have a green card for a year before they can apply for citizenship, which is a special thing for Cubans, as I understand it. You had better check with immigration, however, as I am only repeating what I have heard.

Answer 4

Hopefully you bet that they are not. Cubans are not citizen this should be obvios. As far as them being welcomed why are they smuggling on tiny boats and having homes raided by the Feds to deport that little boy in Florida.

Answer 5

Cubans are citizens of Cuba. Cuba is a country in itself,just as the usa is.

Answer 6

Most Cuban refugees are granted political assylum which does indeed allow them to live in the US legally. After a period of time they can apply for citizenship and are often granted provided they do not have a criminal record..

Answer 7

I think ALL immigration should be stopped for about 15-20 years until other countries, like Cuba, stand up and start taking care of some of their own problems. We've been played/have played stupid on this issue for too long.

Answer 8

If they LEGALLY immigrate and apply for citizenship when it's time and are granted, they are citizens. When they try to swim into the country and are caught, they get sent back.

Answer 9

No. Cuba is a sovereign nation.

Puerto Ricans are American citizens.

Answer 10

Cuban Immigration is Illegal. Illegals are deported overseas