'There was nothing': Ailing economy fueling record exodus of Cubans
The communist island is in the grips of its worst economic crisis in decades, with sky-high inflation and shortages of fuel, medicine and basic foodstuffs -- and US sanctions -- aggravating an already dire situation.
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Cubans queue to enter the Spanish embassy in Havana on January 9, 2024. - The US Customs and Border Protection agency said on January 27, 2024, that it had registered some 153,600 irregular entries from Cuba in 2023. (Photo by Yamil LAGE / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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Even as her home country of Cuba crumbled around her, Elsa resisted joining the growing US-bound exodus until she felt she had no options left.
But the 30-year-old finally