2024-04-09 19:19:17
The communist rhetoric is that what Cubans do after arriving in Managua is out of their control. (Photo © Cuban Newspaper)
The Castro regime gave a surprising response to the United States delegation that is involved in regular immigration dialogues with Cuban officials about the closure of flights to Nicaragua, which have been used by Cubans to stage a mass exodus with the complicity of the communist leadership. .
According to an interview of Mario J. Pentón To Karim Lang, a senior official of the US State Department, the Cuban government said that it cannot interfere in this issue, since it is not its responsibility. Cynically, the regime, which has controlled everything on the Caribbean island for 65 years, argued that Cubans have the full right to travel to Nicaragua, a country that does not require a visa.
The communist rhetoric is that what Antilleans do after arriving in Managua on a regular flight, currently operated by Cuban and Venezuelan airlines, is beyond their control.
Meanwhile, the US position has been clear: it seeks safe, orderly and legal migration, having already resumed the issuance of immigrant visas in Havana and promoted the immigration program. parole familiar.
However, the air bridge to Nicaragua is perceived as a route for illegal immigration, a perception reinforced by recent measures against airlines that facilitate this process.
The Cuban regime’s lack of understanding regarding the migration phenomenon is not new. Historically, he has attributed the economic crisis and protests on the Island to the US embargo, a position that ignores the internal flaws of his economic policy. This approach has generated criticism, not only for its ineffectiveness in addressing the real problems of the population, but also for its apparent interest in benefiting economically from irregular migration.
The US acts by imposing sanctions on those who promote flights to Nicaragua
As the Castro regime does not collaborate with the United States, Joe Biden’s administration has responded by decreeing sanctions against those who promote flights to Nicaragua.
Recently, the State Department reported a new series of sanctions targeting operators of charter flights to Nicaragua. The owners, executives and senior officials of these companies have been included on a “blacklist,” which prevents them from obtaining US visas.
This measure, based on Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), reinforces and updates previous policies, with the objective of combating irregular migration and sanctioning those who facilitate this flow through exploitation, according to the State Department.
However, the sanctions do not appear to have an impact on airlines such as Conviasa and Aruba Airlines, linked to the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, which continue to operate flights between Havana and Managua.
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