Cuban Adjustment Act

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Since 1966, the entrance of Cubans into the United States has been regulated by the Cuban Adjustment Act. This law stipulates that Cuban citizens and their accompanying spouses and children are immediately eligible to receive federal public assistance in form of welfare, food stamps and Medicaid, and can get a green card and become residents of the US one year after arriving in the country. These benefits are not automatic for other immigrant groups. Do you Strongly Favor, Mostly Favor, Mostly Oppose or Strongly Oppose the current policy of accepting Cubans into the US?

Desde 1966, la entrada de los cubanos a los Estados Unidos ha estado regulada por la Ley de Ajuste Cubano. Esta ley estipula que los ciudadanos cubanos y sus cónyuges e hijos acompañantes reciben acceso inmediato a beneficios del gobierno federal, como seguridad social, "food stamps" y Medicaid y pueden obtener una tarjeta verde y convertirse en residentes de los Estados Unidos después de un año de llegar al país. Estos beneficios no son automáticos para otros grupos de inmigrantes. ¿Está Ud. decididamente a favor, principalmente a favor, principalmente en contra, o fuertemente en contra de la política actual de aceptar a los cubanos en los Estados Unidos?