Latin American Countries Want US To End Cuban Preference

High level ministers of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru have written an open letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry asking for changes to the U.S. treatment of Cuban migrants. The officials are concerned that U.S. policy is fueling “disorderly, irregular and unsafe” migration of Cubans through their nations.

There have been numerous stories about increased Cuban migration through Latin American over the past year. (Check here and here for our coverage). The rising numbers directly relate to concerns among Cubans that the preferential treatment they’ve received over other Latino migrants will end as relations between the United States and Cuba normalize.

No word yet on how or whether Kerry will respond.

-KitJ