List of Cuban football players who have defected to the United States
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List of Cuban football players who have defected to the United States
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Since 1999, 55 Cuban football players have defected to the United States in an attempt to further their professional career or improve their standard of living. Under the old wet feet, dry feet policy in the United States, any Cuban player who set foot in the United States was entitled to become a US resident. Maykel Galindo, one of the earlier defectors told of the incentives to leave Cuba: "They leave Cuba because they want to make something out of their lives. They are in search of the dream
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cuban_football_players_who_have_defected_to_the_United_States
date created:
2012-06-21T12:11:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T15:53:37Z
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13
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