7 Cuban dissidents find freedom in Spain (AP)

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AP - Seven former political prisoners from Cuba smiled and gave victory signs Tuesday after they and their families were flown to freedom in Madrid, the first of 52 dissidents the Cuban government has promised to free in a historic policy shift.




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Yep, life is hard in the west...

I sure lived in worse conditions than the article describes when traveling as a journo, sounds a typical capitalist workmans outfit....

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Although certainly better than jail, the hotel is a one-star building located in an industrial zone on Madrid's southeastern suburbs, surrounded by factories but no shops.

Single rooms costing euro 25 ($31) a night have metal lockers instead of wardrobes. Each floor has shared men's and women's bathrooms.

It was not known who selected the accommodation or how long the Cubans would stay there.

Spain's Foreign Ministry said the Cubans would have legal immigrant status with residency and work permits that allow them to live in Spain and travel freely.

The ministry said they would not be treated as refugees or citizens in exile.
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Its good news in the sense they didn't die...other than that, now you know how the US feels...except we get between 500 to 1,000 intents on illegal immigration on a daily basis..and that's only what our authorities know...of course there's always a few successful entries...sigh.
 
I personally don't know what's so controversial about having troops along the border with orders to fire if their commands are not obeyed.
 
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