#NewWorldReport: What of the Darien Gap? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
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🗓️ 18 May 2023
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#NewWorldReport: What of the Darien Gap? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/un-refugee-official-darien-gap-crossings-pace-hit-record-2023-05-16/
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| 0:00.0 | This is the new World Report. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm John Bachelorette, Professor Epinels of the OS Army Work College. |
| 0:08.4 | There are new policies and there are policies that are in place because of necessity. |
| 0:14.3 | One is the Darian gap. |
| 0:15.7 | We've spoken of it at length over these last years. |
| 0:18.7 | The Darian gap is now said to be experiencing a surge. |
| 0:23.3 | The UN Refugee official commenting on this expects the pace at the Darian gap to hit a |
| 0:29.8 | record this year. |
| 0:30.8 | I also mentioned a strange story that we have this morning to the professor. |
| 0:35.8 | Cuba announces new migration policy. |
| 0:38.8 | What we have is this. |
| 0:40.2 | Cuba announced within hours that ease restrictions on its citizens living abroad as the |
| 0:45.2 | comments from the nation continues to grapple with an unprecedented number. |
| 0:49.4 | Exit is sub-migrants. |
| 0:50.6 | The Foreign Ministry said passports would be valid for 10 years instead of 6, for Cubans |
| 0:55.3 | over 6 years of age. |
| 0:57.7 | This is a mystery to be, Professor. |
| 1:00.4 | Cuba is not a friendly authority in the Americas. |
| 1:04.8 | What do you make of this idea of the Cuban officials concerned with Cubans living abroad? |
| 1:11.3 | Many of whom have either escaped, fled or departed by paying a lot of money to people |
| 1:17.4 | to take them to the Darian gaps so they can reach the US. |
| 1:21.4 | What do you make of this policy change? |
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