Cuba to let its people leave the country?

[Josquius]

Artists or some other lay about profession should moonlight as doctors.

[CountDeMoney]

Really?  I'd rather be treated by a doctor who wasn't all worn out from having a second job & wasn't overly distracted by financial problems.

You mean, like a resident working at two hospitals at once with $130,000 in student loan debt?

[Razgovory]

Cuban doctors moonlight by driving cabs in order to scrape together a living.  How messed up is that.

I rather like that.

Really?  I'd rather be treated by a doctor who wasn't all worn out from having a second job & wasn't overly distracted by financial problems.

Why stop at doctors?  Why not airline pilots?  They barely make a living as it is.  They often work two jobs.

[derspiess]

Really?  I'd rather be treated by a doctor who wasn't all worn out from having a second job & wasn't overly distracted by financial problems.

You mean, like a resident working at two hospitals at once with $130,000 in student loan debt?

Sure.  But in this case, shame on him for taking on so much debt.

[Valmy]

Sure.  But in this case, shame on him for taking on so much debt.

I hear it is hard to go to medical school for free.

[derspiess]

Sure.  But in this case, shame on him for taking on so much debt.

I hear it is hard to go to medical school for free.

Well, not *that* hard.  The catch is that you gotta join the military

But seriously, I tend not to have much sympathy for people who carry a lot of student loan debt, especially when i hear that they opted not to go to in-state schools with lower tuition. 

[Martim Silva]

I'd just like to point out that Cubans were always free to leave the country of they wished.

What happens is that there is a State requirement that people leaving must have a certain amount of financial means, in order to ensure that they wouldn't become a burden on the recipient country (aka a responsible emmigration policy). That meant that the lazy just couldn't go and live off welfare elsewere.

But the US always saw that as something hideous, for some reason. Well, it seems Cuba decided Washington can only learn through experience...

[Admiral Yi]

How many $20 monthly salaries do they have to save up before they qualify?

[CountDeMoney]

Really?  I'd rather be treated by a doctor who wasn't all worn out from having a second job & wasn't overly distracted by financial problems.

You mean, like a resident working at two hospitals at once with $130,000 in student loan debt?

Sure.  But in this case, shame on him for taking on so much debt.

Yeah. Dumbasses going to Harvard Med when it wasn't even double-coupon Tuesday.

[derspiess]

I'd just like to point out that Cubans were always free to leave the country of they wished.

What happens is that there is a State requirement that people leaving must have a certain amount of financial means, in order to ensure that they wouldn't become a burden on the recipient country

[Martim Silva]

How many $20 monthly salaries do they have to save up before they qualify?

While things are different with the US (there are migration compacts that Washington never really abided to), with the exception of the members of certain vital professions (which Havana wants to keep for obvious reasons), Cubans abroad should be able have the means to pay a monthly fee of $40. If they wouldn't be able to do that, then they would be considered 'freeloaders'.

[Admiral Yi]

While things are different with the US (there are migration compacts that Washington never really abided to), with the exception of the members of certain vital professions (which Havana wants to keep for obvious reasons), Cubans abroad should be able have the means to pay a monthly fee of $40. If they wouldn't be able to do that, then they would be considered 'freeloaders'.

So for example if a member of the Cuban national baseball team were to contact a US pro team which guaranteed him a monthly income of at least $40 said Cuban team member would be completely free to leave the country?

[Razgovory]

How many $20 monthly salaries do they have to save up before they qualify?

While things are different with the US (there are migration compacts that Washington never really abided to), with the exception of the members of certain vital professions (which Havana wants to keep for obvious reasons), Cubans abroad should be able have the means to pay a monthly fee of $40. If they wouldn't be able to do that, then they would be considered 'freeloaders'.

So emigration restrictions only effect those people who well paid and those who aren't.  Other then that, everyone is free to go.

[HVC]

While things are different with the US (there are migration compacts that Washington never really abided to), with the exception of the members of certain vital professions (which Havana wants to keep for obvious reasons), Cubans abroad should be able have the means to pay a monthly fee of $40. If they wouldn't be able to do that, then they would be considered 'freeloaders'.

So for example if a member of the Cuban national baseball team were to contact a US pro team which guaranteed him a monthly income of at least $40 said Cuban team member would be completely free to leave the country?

One hand short, but sure

[Josephus]

I'd just like to point out that Cubans were always free to leave the country of they wished.

What happens is that there is a State requirement that people leaving must have a certain amount of financial means, in order to ensure that they wouldn't become a burden on the recipient country

Not entirely true. They did require an exit visa though, and that cost a bit of cash.