Cuban immigrants make it to Florida
September 13, 2007, 11:24 PM
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., Sept. 13 (UPI) — Six Cubans made it ashore in Key Biscayne, Fla., Thursday after being smuggled by boat from Pinar del Rio, Cuba.

Police said the migrants appeared to be in good health after their three-day journey and were provided with blankets and water by Miami fire-rescue, while waiting for Border Patrol officers to arrive, the Miami Herald reported.

Under the U.S. ''wet foot/dry foot'' policy, Cuban migrants that reach land in the United States are allowed to stay, and the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 allows them to apply for a green card after 12-months in the country.

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