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Former defense secretary: US could face Cuban migration crisis
Key takeaways
- Does it matter to U.S. national security what happens on this island?
- According to the National Coast Guard Museum, the Mariel Boatlift involved a large group of people fleeing from Cuba in 1980.
- So, I think that s actually, at this point, the biggest threat.
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Does it matter to U.S. national security what happens on this island? CBS News s Margaret Brennan asked Gates on Face the Nation.
I think that, actually, the biggest risk is, that we end up with another Mariel evacuation from Cuba that has tens of thousands of Cubans heading to the United States out of desperation, as has happened a number of years ago, Gates responded.
According to the National Coast Guard Museum, the Mariel Boatlift involved a large group of people fleeing from Cuba in 1980.
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