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'Wet Foot, Dry Foot'

How does the U.S-Cuban migration policy, known as "wet foot, dry foot," work?

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Migrant Interdictions by Country of Origin

Fiscal Year	Haiti	Dominican Republic	Cuba	People's Republic of China	Mexico	Ecuador	Other	Total
2007*	1298	1261	2049	73	26	125	128	4960
2006	1198	3011	2810	31	52	693	91	7886
2005	1850	3612	2712	32	55	1149	45	9455
2004	3229	5014	1225	68	86	1189	88	10899
2003	2013	1748	1555	15	0	703	34	6068
2002	1486	177	666	80	32	1608	55	4104
2001	1391	659	777	53	17	1020	31	3948
2000	1113	499	1000	261	49	1244	44	4210

*2007 data as of July 27, 2007
SOURCE: U.S. Coast Guard

Legal vs. Illegal Cuban-American Population by Generation

	Population	Percent
Total population	872,715	100
Naturalized U.S. citizen	528,945	60.6
Entered 1990 to 2000	30,130	3.5
Entered 1980 to 1989	88,205	10.1
Entered before 1980	410,610	47
Not a U.S. citizen	343,770	39.4
Entered 1990 to 2000	199,010	22.8
Entered 1980 to 1989	86,820	9.9
Entered before 1980	57,940	6.6

SOURCE: U.S. census

Video: Christina Pino-Marina | Contributing Editors: Tom Kennedy, Amanda Zamora, Scott Vance, Liz Spayd | Design: Nelson Hsu, Brian Cordyack | Archival Video Research: Heather Farrell, Amanda Zamora | Photo Research and Production: Nancy Donaldson, Alexandra Garcia, Michelle Gininger, Dan Murano, Noel Reyes Pitts, Whitney Shefte