Postpone Migration Talks, Account for Damage by Spies

at 11:30 PM Friday, June 5, 2009
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) today issued the following statement upon learning of the arrest and pending indictment of two U.S. citizens accused of spying for Cuba against the United States.

“Today’s arrest of two Americans alleged to have spied for Cuba is reason enough for the Administration to halt any further diplomatic outreach to the regime including postponing the migration talks until the U.S. Congress has a full accounting of the damage these individuals have caused to our national security.

“This is a stark reminder that just 90 miles from our shores, there is a government hostile toward the people of the United States, a regime that seeks to do us harm and works against our interests around the world.

“I commend the Department of Justice and especially the FBI for their work. I hope the Obama administration will continue its efforts to uncover Cuban acts of espionage and increase actions to counter the regime’s clandestine assault against the U.S. -- an assault that has continued for more than half a century.”