ion to reintegrate the attempted migrants into Cuban society without punishment. The United States Interests Section in Cuba, which regularly checks on the returnees So they are not subjected to government persecution, monitors this obligation. Now, the only legal way to immigrate to the United States is by one of the three programs administered by the United States. The first program, acquiring a visa, requires the perspective immigrant to have a qualified sponsor already in the United States. The second avenue to the United States from Cuba is found by gaining refugee status. A Cuban can attain refugee status by applying at the refugee procession unit at the U.S. Interests Section. The perspective immigrant must be able to legitimately prove that they have been, or will be persecuted in Cuba. The third method of legally entering the United States from Cuba is the Special Cuban Migration Program, or the "Cuban Lottery. Any interested Cuban adult may apply for the lottery, however they must pass an interview regarding education, work experience, and relatives already in the United States. Lottery winners who pass the interview process must then meet medical and criminal requirements before migrating. Despite the legal ways Cubans are able to enter the United States many Cubans are still entering illegally. As seen on the news, as well as other television sources, many brave the ocean waters and try to swim the ninety miles to Southern Florida. Other exiles use "anything that floats, from tiny skiffs to large shrimp boats to cross the ocean" (Chaze, 56). It is obvious that many Cubans just want to get out; "A million Cubans out of 11 million on the island would leave if given the opportunity" (Rieff, 88). No matter the way in which the exiles escape from Cuba and enter the United States, legal or illegal, they are entering in extraordinary amounts. A popular region that Cubans are migrating to is Miami, Florida. "Exiles already nu...
