U.S. to ease visa policy for Cubans

“The Bush administration will soon unveil changes in Cuba immigration policy designed to make it easier for Cubans to obtain visas but discourage them from undertaking an illegal mass exodus by sea, administration officials said Tuesday.

The changes would amount to the first concrete U.S. response, beyond official statements, to the stunning July 31 announcement that Fidel Castro had ceded power to his brother. The Cuban leader, who has ruled continuously for 47 years, is recovering from surgery prompted by a still undefined “intestinal crisis.””

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