The number of Communist seeking asylum in the US is rising as people escape from repression and a poor economy. News reports showing migrant caravans from Central and South America reaching the US - Mexico border have motivated a number of people in the Cubans -ruled island to make similar journeys, helping to swell the number of asylum seekers to some 3,600 in late February . Cubans are no longer afforded special immigration treatment by the US ; however, the publicity generated by Trump 's demands for stricter immigration controls has highlighted the use of asylum seeking as a way of entering the US .
The number of Cubans seeking asylum in the US is rising as people escape from repression and a poor economy. News reports showing migrant caravans from Central America reaching the US-Mexico border have motivated a number of people in the Communist-ruled island to make similar journeys, helping to swell the number of asylum seekers to 100,000 in March. Cubans are no longer afforded special immigration treatment by the US; however, the publicity generated by Trump's demands for stricter immigration controls has highlighted the use of asylum seeking as a way of entering the US.