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Cubans flee island’s economic woes by air, land and sea

Rolando José Cisneros Borroto in his apartment, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Rolando José Cisneros Borroto in his apartment, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Rolando José Cisneros Borroto in his apartment, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) A Cuban migrant, who wished not to be identified for fear of reprisals against his family back on the island nation, poses for a photo, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A Cuban migrant, who wished not to be identified for fear of reprisals against his family back on the island nation, holds up a picture of a home-made boat that brought him and three others to the U.S., Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A rafter from Cuba who recently arrived in Miami illegally by sea, seeking to escape political and economic difficulties, is seen at a worksite, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A rafter from Cuba who recently arrived in Miami illegally by sea, seeking to escape political and economic difficulties, is seen at a worksite, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A rafter from Cuba who recently arrived in Miami illegally by sea, seeking to escape political and economic difficulties, is seen at a worksite, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A rafter from Cuba who recently arrived in Miami illegally by sea, seeking to escape political and economic difficulties, is seen at a worksite, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A rafter from Cuba who recently arrived in Miami illegally by sea, seeking to escape political and economic difficulties, is seen at a worksite, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Rolando José Cisneros Borroto in his apartment, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Rolando José Cisneros Borroto in his apartment, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Cubans flee island’s economic woes by air, land and sea