The Great Escape: Dangers for Cuban Refugees

(27 January 2007 - RV) Nineteen Cuban illegal migrants came ashore earlier this week in the backyard of the home of a U.S. Naval Air Station in a homemade boat. The group of twelve men, five women and two children are to be processed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Theirs is a story shared by thousands of Cubans trying to reach the U.S. each year by sea. Those found on shore are generally allowed to stay, while those found at sea are usually returned to the communist island. Vanessa Greco takes a closer look at the Cuban refugee situation.