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mickdeb t1_ixzbzig wrote

How long in the water did they have to travel ?

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IdeaFuzzy t1_ixzhmh9 wrote

Good for them. Cubans in America are just so grateful and excited to be Americans now. It’s ok to recognize America’s many issues but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be proud to be here and be motivated to change it for the better out of love instead of destructive hate.

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stellarinterstitium t1_iy0l0t6 wrote

Cubans in Florida vote Republican, who are the anti-illegal-immigration party. I guess this is totally legal, right? Right?🤔

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Quackcook t1_iy12vke wrote

It ain’t stupid if it works.

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mrsunlight1 t1_iy138fr wrote

These homemade boats are called chugs. I am amazed by the ingenuity and saddened by the plight of the people who do this.

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aric17 OP t1_iy18kkv wrote

Replying to mickdeb (#709,034)

It’s somewhere between 120 and 250 nautical miles depending on when they left. A speed boat can make it in about 10 hours… so for them… 15-20 hours?

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aric17 OP t1_iy18v9n wrote

Replying to mrsunlight1 (#718,547)

Agreed. It has to be some kind of nightmare to risk your life and family/friends in a home-made boat for a completely uncertain life. As an immigrant myself, I can only think ‘good for them’!

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