Let the Cuban Migrants Come -- Even if it's 44,000 Per Year

   Which refugee crisis impacts us more, in terms of numbers? Is it be the 10,000 Syrian refugees that might come in a year's time, which we are hearing so much about, or the 44,000 Cuban that came in a year's span, which we didn't hear so much about?
   I wonder at a news story I did see on the Cubans. It said they are coming overland, by traveling to Ecuador, then through Central America. Excuse me? That makes it sound like Ecuador is the starting point. How does that work? Ecuador is on the opposite side of South America and south of Cuba.
   At any rate, whereas Cubans came via boats to Florida all these years, now they are taking a much more circuitous route. Why? It might be because the Coast Guard is intercepting them if they come straight up to Florida. The Wet Foot, Dry Foot policy says that if they reach our borders, they will be accepted, but if they are caught at sea, they are sent home.
   So, with the Coast Guard catching them at sea, they are swinging through a different route.
   At any rate, now we have a second group of migrants to decide if we should accept. Now that we have normalized our relations with Cuba, do we change our policy of allowing any who reach our shores (our borders) entry?
   Off top, I would like to see us continue to accept the Cubans. Of course, though, I would like to see us accept migrants from any country. Some argue we cannot sustain unlimited entry of migrants. I wonder.
   Then, there is the question of what might become of Cuba. If we let as many in as want to come, does that somewhat empty that country out? If a Cuban is given the choice of living in terrible economic conditions in Cuba, or coming to the U.S. where things are better, how many stay in Cuba? It's a country of more than 11 million. The upswing in migrants from Cuba is due to their concern that the policy of being accepted if they reach our border is going to end. For all these years that we've had the Wet Foot, Dry Foot policy, it never resulted in emptying the bulk of Cuba. So, it shouldn't now, either.
    There is also the question of why they are coming to the U.S., as opposed to stopping once they've reached Ecuador, Costa Rica, Mexico, or wherever. Do they simply want to come to America because, like immigrants all along, they cherish America is cherished as the land of liberty, opportunity and prosperity?
   Or, are they eyeballing our social services? I say, let them come. But, we should revamp our social services programs to allow people to work for what they get, and to use more private charity help rather than government payments. The programs need to be more self-sustaining.