Cuban authorities said they had arrested 17 people on charges related to a ring of human traffickers that allegedly lured young Cuban men to serve in the Russian military amid the Ukraine conflict.
As of January 14, 2013, all Cuban government-imposed travel restrictions and controls have been abolished. Since that date, any Cuban citizen, with a valid passport, can leave the country at will, without let or hindrance from the Cuban authorities.
Thanks for sharing, I didn’t know that. I still had the “from Cuba to Florida on a raft” image of the situation. Still, wouldn’t that leave poverty as the main barrier?
Yes, the cost of a passport (charged by the Cuban government) is now a barrier. Also, they may not allow you to leave if you are a doctor, baseball player, communist official, etc.
So yes, people can “leave” now if they have a lot of money and permission from the government. It’s nothing like a free country.
But there’s a reason why Cuban citizens can’t leave the country legally (it’s not the free healthcare).
As of January 14, 2013, all Cuban government-imposed travel restrictions and controls have been abolished. Since that date, any Cuban citizen, with a valid passport, can leave the country at will, without let or hindrance from the Cuban authorities.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Cuba#:~:text=As of January 14%2C 2013,hindrance from the Cuban authorities.
Thanks for sharing, I didn’t know that. I still had the “from Cuba to Florida on a raft” image of the situation. Still, wouldn’t that leave poverty as the main barrier?
Poverty is the main barrier for people from any country leaving their country
Yes, the cost of a passport (charged by the Cuban government) is now a barrier. Also, they may not allow you to leave if you are a doctor, baseball player, communist official, etc.
So yes, people can “leave” now if they have a lot of money and permission from the government. It’s nothing like a free country.
They use their doctors as educated slave labor:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cuba-trafficking-idUSKBN1WC00X
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/23/cuba-repressive-rules-doctors-working-abroad
With a valid passport…