Airplane Quote by Edwidge Danticat

“I'm not saying Cubans don't deserve asylum, but if it is a national security issue, there are people who are coming from Cuba on hijacked airplanes. Why isn't that a national security issue?” quote by Edwidge Danticat — Download Open image

“I'm not saying Cubans don't deserve asylum, but if it is a national security issue, there are people who are coming from Cuba on hijacked airplanes. Why isn't that a national security issue?”

Edwidge Danticat

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