Susan Eckstein on “special treatment” of Cuban immigrants

Door from Cuba Has Been Held Open

In December 2014, President Obama announced a historic agreement with Cuban President Raul Castro to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba after more than half a century of Cold War hostilities. In July, the two countries reopened their foreign embassies and on August 15, John Kerry (Hon.’05) became the first US secretary of state to travel to Cuba since 1945.

Now, argues Susan Eckstein, a BU scholar of contemporary Cuba and Cuban American immigration, it’s time to rethink another outdated vestige of Cold War politics: US-Cuban immigration policy. For half a century, she says, Cuban immigrants have been awarded unique immigration privileges.

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Susan Eckstein on “special treatment” of Cuban immigrants

Door from Cuba Has Been Held Open

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