Within two days, the policy toward Cuban refugees changed.
Cuban refugees were always welcome with open arms until the 1990s.
The President's tough new policy of barring Cuban refugees was also at work, he said.
Look around: Cuban refugees, like so many others, not only got jobs but created others.
In a previous case, the one involving the Cuban refugees, it was a similar concern that earned his anger.
A bronze casting of a boat used by Cuban refugees.
The officials say 2,203 Cuban refugees arrived last year.
For the last few years the primary function of the base was to house Cuban refugees picked up at sea.
"We took him by surprise when we decided to stop allowing in Cuban refugees."
The move was in response to a recent event regarding Cuban refugees.