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Nassau
, Bahamas - The
following is a statement by Fred Mitchell, MP, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, on the Miami protests:
We The Bahamas are caught in the middle of an ideological battle not of
our making but something which is an accident of geography. The fact
is, we sit between two countries who do not see eye to eye: one country
being the object of destination for the other country's citizens.
Some
citizens of Cuba are trying to get to the United States and enter
our country illegally as a result. They are often caught and detained.
Their ultimate destination is the United States. If they are caught,
they will be returned once all applicable laws and procedures have been
followed.
The protesters should not then be turning their ire toward us,
but should in the United States seek to persuade the authorities to
allow their compatriots to come there if that is legally possible, not
defame The Bahamas as a substitute for their misdirected anger.
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