From: "Rich Gauszka" 

If their foot touches dry land they stay. That's why they have to be
intercepted at sea. They just have to make sure the land they touch counts
as dry land. AFAIK the wet foot/dry foot policy only applies to Cubans

 Under the current "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy, Cubans who reach U.S. soil
are allowed to remain in the United States. Those stopped at sea are sent home.

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/1/11/113342.shtml
MIAMI -- When 15 Cubans fleeing their homeland landed on an abandoned
bridge in the Florida Keys, they inadvertently found themselves in an
uncomfortable legal spotlight - one the Republican Party is sharing.

The plight of the immigrants - deported Monday back to Cuba - has reopened
the bitter debate over the government's immigration policy and angered
South Florida's heavily Republican Cuban exile community.

"This will have an effect of reducing the numbers of Cuban-American
voters that would blindly follow a Republican candidate," Cuban
American National Foundation President Pepe Hernandez said. "Cubans
are going to realize that both parties come when they need us but tend to
forget our pledges when they don't."

The migrants were returned after the government concluded that the
partially collapsed bridge they landed on - which no longer connects to any
of the Keys - did not count as dry land.

Under the current "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy, Cubans who reach
U.S. soil are allowed to remain in the United States. Those stopped at sea
are sent home.


"Mark"  wrote in message
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>I remember that story well Rich! I thought at the time that such ingenuity
>should've been rewarded with allowing the front tires to touch dry
>ground --  still do. 
>
> As far as the water stations out in the desert, as soon as the first
> Mexican sues that outfit providing them for not keeping them full as
> expected, that project will dry up right quick.
>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:449807c6$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Adam"  wrote in message
>> news:4497bf4d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> >>
>>>
>>> ?? Why is that? We (in the EU) rescue illegal immigrants drifting in
>>> boats all the time e.g. at the mo Italy & Spain have a big
problem with
>>> this.
>>>
>>> I think it's called "humanitarianism" is meant to be
a sign of a
>>> civilized society.
>>>
>>> Obviously we could spot them dying in their small boats &
just sail on
>>> by but....
>>
>>
>> Our Coast Guard does this type of rescue all the time with immigrants
>> trying to paddle in. Actually one family from Cuba tried to make the
>> crossing in a modified 1951 Chevy pickup in 2004. They were going about 8
>> mph with a propeller attached to the driveshaft and were using 55 gal
>> drums as pontoons. The family after being intercepted by the coast guard
>> were sent back to Cuba  and tried another crossing in a lime green 1959
>> Buick.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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