Eckstein in Houston Chronicle: Cuba’s Immigration Benefit
Susan Eckstein, Professor of International Relations and Sociology at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, said that Cubans have enjoyed special U. S. immigration privileges like those of no other nation.
Eckstein made the argument in a Nov. 12 article in the Houston Chronicle entitled “10 Things to Know About Cuba’s Special Immigration Benefit.”
From the text of the article:
“In 1994, President Bill Clinton gave Cubans yet another unique immigration privilege. He signed a bilateral accord with the Cuban government guaranteeing that the U.S. consular service in Havana would issue no fewer than 20,000 immigration visas yearly to Cubans. No other foreign-born people enjoy such a guarantee.”
You can read the entire article here.
Eckstein’s main focus is on Latin America. She has written most extensively on Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia. Currently, she is working on immigration and its impact across borders. She recently published a sole-authored book on Cuban Americans and a co-edited book that focuses on homeland impacts of immigrants from different countries and regions of the world. Learn more about her here.