I have fished near Cuba for many years; it’s only about 80 miles from where I live. Several times through the years I’ve seen Cuban refugees on makeshift boats trying to cross the oftentimes dangerous waters of the Florida straits. The people donned straw hats, many were barefoot, and wore what appeared to be handmade clothes. In a word, they looked very poor and were dressed shabbily and my heart went out for them . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2021/07/cuba-suffers/