The U.S. welcomes thousands of Cubans each year as presumed refugees fleeing political repression, no questions asked. Yet many exploit the special treatment they receive by shuttling back and forth to the island that is allegedly persecuting them.
Now a Miami congressman wants to end that with legislation that would prevent new arrivals from freely traveling back to Cuba until they become U.S. citizens.
If adopted, the revisions would pose the most dramatic alterations to the Cuban Adjustment Act in nearly 50 years.
U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, the son of Cuban exiles, is crafting a proposal that would require Cubans seeking entry under the act to attest that they are political refugees.