Migration to US nearly doubled in final three months of 2015,compared with the same period in 2014 after the restoration of diplomatic relations
Nearly twice as many Cuban migrants reached the US by foot and sea in the final three months of 2015 as in the same period the year earlier, the northbound exodus swelling after the restoration of diplomatic relations and amid fears of the loss of migration privileges.
Department of Homeland Security figures show approximately 17000 Cubans reached the United States from October through December. Slightly more than 9200 Cuban migrants arrived during the same months in 2014.
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Source: theguardian.com