Migration Talks On Deck

at 4:08 PM Friday, May 22, 2009
Washington, DC - Congressmen Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) today issued the following statement concerning the announcement made by the Obama Administration that it will renew "migration talks" with the Cuban dictatorship:

"The United States suspended the "migration talks" with the Cuban dictatorship in January, 2004 because the Cuban regime refused to comply with basic aspects of the Migration Accord of 1995.  The Cuban regime continues to violate the Accord by denying hundreds of exit permits annually to Cuban nationals who have received visas to enter the United States.  The Obama Administration should first insist that the Castro dictatorship complies with the Accord before renewing "talks." Regrettably, this constitutes another unilateral concession by the Obama Administration to the dictatorship."