http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/South/11/26/cuban.boy/index.html
According to "wet foot/dry foot" policy regarding Cubans who flee their native country, Cubans who manage to make landfall in the United States usually get automatic refugee status. Those intercepted at sea, or before making landfall -- those with "wet feet," such as the boy -- are usually sent back to Cuba.
According to "wet foot/dry foot" policy regarding Cubans who flee their native country, Cubans who manage to make landfall in the United States usually get automatic refugee status. Those intercepted at sea, or before making landfall -- those with "wet feet," such as the boy -- are usually sent back to Cuba.