Post by pavel on Jan 15, 2016 22:42:32 GMT -6
The first of 8,000 Cuban migrants recently stranded in Central America have crossed the Mexican border into the United States.
Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S., with the first reaching Laredo, Texas, on Thursday night.
"I'm a Cuban who has just acquired the American Dream," said Daniel Caballero, one of the first to cross into Laredo, according to a Facebook posting of the sponsoring non-profit group, Cubans in Liberty.
"It is the greatest happiness," said Liliande Gonzalez, 20, according to the same video.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/8000-stranded-cuban-migrants-cross-us-36326032
Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S., with the first reaching Laredo, Texas, on Thursday night.
"I'm a Cuban who has just acquired the American Dream," said Daniel Caballero, one of the first to cross into Laredo, according to a Facebook posting of the sponsoring non-profit group, Cubans in Liberty.
"It is the greatest happiness," said Liliande Gonzalez, 20, according to the same video.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/8000-stranded-cuban-migrants-cross-us-36326032
