About 100 Cuban doctors who deserted a
medical mission in Venezuela and have been stranded for months in Colombia
seeking entry into the U.S. staged a protest Saturday to draw attention to
their plight. The health care workers say they fear the delays in processing
their visa requests under a 2006 program aimed at luring Cuba's medical talent
could be a sign that President Barack Obama is seeking to end the incentive as
part of his campaign to normalize relations with the communist island. More… 
Monday, August 24, 2015
Cuban doctors fleeing Venezuela protest slow response to US visa request
About 100 Cuban doctors who deserted a
medical mission in Venezuela and have been stranded for months in Colombia
seeking entry into the U.S. staged a protest Saturday to draw attention to
their plight. The health care workers say they fear the delays in processing
their visa requests under a 2006 program aimed at luring Cuba's medical talent
could be a sign that President Barack Obama is seeking to end the incentive as
part of his campaign to normalize relations with the communist island. More… 
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