Another 20,000 Cubans reached the US border in August. In 11 months, nearly 200,000 . have done it

The pattern of Cuban immigration to the United States was maintained in August, when another 20,031 arrived at the southern border, as published this week by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

In the past 11 months, the border authorities have detected 197,870 Cubans, equivalent to The largest wave of immigration since 1959.

As experts have pointed out, the stampede is fueled by a deep economic, political and social crisis and the population’s distrust that fundamental changes will certainly improve life on the island and ensure a future for young people.

April was the busiest month of the past fiscal year, when 35,092 migrants crossed from Cuba, and the lowest month was October, when only 6,066 Cuban immigrants arrived.

The new wave of immigration has been called “Silent Mariel”, since it overtook the exodus of 1980, when 125,000 Cubans arrived in the United States on boats that departed from the port of Mariel.

Cuban immigration has escalated since the free visa agreement between the two countries Nicaragua and Havana came into force in November 2021, shortening the route they took overland from South and Central America to the US border.

The regime in Havana blames the United States for Exodus of Cubans.

According to Jose Ramon CabanasDirector of the Center for International Policy Research (CIPI), the migration wave is due to factors such as non-compliance 20 thousand annual visasThe suspension of consular services, the reduction of commercial flights between the two countries, and the economic blockade.