The number of Communist seeking asylum in the US is rising as people escape from repression and a poor economy. The addition of Cubans to those flows is adding to the pressure on already overwhelmed shelters and border authorities in Mexico and the United States. 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 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 .