How can a Cuban ball player defect and play in the US but a Mexican crossing the boarder is an illegal alien..

[cutacrossshorty]

Cuba now allows players to leave and play internationally, but the player needs to agree to play for Cuba in international competitions and pay taxes on earnings from foreign clubs. However, the U.S. has a policy that requires players to be unblocked by a license form the Foreign Assets Control. As a result, a Cuban player needs to defect from Cuba in order to play in MLB. Furthermore, If they defect to the U.S., they must enter the player draft. As a result of that, they need defect to a non-U.S. country in order to become a free agent. Because of that, there's typically a shakedown which sometimes involves organized crime to complete the process.

 

[StevieRay]

how did that work out for the people that were already here :think2:

They are making 250 million a month on the casinos they own

 

[cutacrossshorty]

The Mayflower came to work and provide and pay taxes , not work, vote, and live off taxpayers illegally

None of these illegal people are voting, which is a felony. If you believe that, you're a delusional nitwit. People that want to stay in the shadows and remain anonymous don't attempt to vote.

 

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[Well-Seasoned]

It depends how well you can hit a curveball..........Reality is there are a lot more Mexicans than Cubans so that factors into it as well.

While asylum is true I'm guessing that offer wouldn't have been made if Cuba had the same population as Mexico.

 

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[h=4]Reds sign Cuban RHP Iglesias for 7 years[/h]

 

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/reds-sign-cuban-rhp-iglesias-012740519--mlb.html


Reds sign Cuban RHP Iglesias to 7-year contract

 

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Jose Abreu hit his 27th home run and Dayan Viciedo and Paul Konerko also homered for the White Sox, who have won five of seven.

 

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Abreu 20 game hit streak

Jose Abreu reached base five times while extending his hitting streak to 21 games, and the Chicago White Sox scored four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Minnesota Twins 10-8 on Friday night.[h=3]Pitching Details[/h]

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Abreu had three singles, scored twice and drove in a run. He also walked and was hit by a pitch.

 

[JamesD]

Wet/dry foot policy. I know it has to do with the bay of pigs and kennedy bailing out at the last minute.

True

people with degrees or special talents have always been given preferential treatment. Nothing new.

many countries do this but us americans unfortunately have a very Luke warm policy regarding special talents.

It's because Cubans can claim right of asylum and Mexicans can't. That might not be right but it's my best guess.

Yes that is true, but many Cubans will escape Cuba and then declare residence in Mexico before going to America in order to circumvent the mlb draft and become free agents

The baseball will contribute something (taxes)

not a factor

This.

I will add that countries do not try to hide that fact. Most countries encourage immigrants with specialized expertise, talent etc etc etc. One of the few ways to get a work visa.

Virtually every county has a more "skills based" policy then the USA.

the biggest disgrace regarding Cuban ball players that defect is they now all know how to circumvent the MLB draft. All they have to do is when they escape Cuba establish residence in another country, Mexico Bermuda Belize IT DOESNT MATTER WHERE. it only takes a few days and then when they do come to the USA they are now free agents and not tied to the MLB draft so they get tens of millions more then players born in America with similar skills that have to go through the draft and the restrictions of the MLB salary structure for rookies . EVERY SINGLE CUBAN DEFECTOR DOES THIS NOW SO IN EFFECT THEY HAVE MORE RIGHTS IN MLB THEN AMERICAN BORN PLAYERS. THIS LOOPHOLE NEEDS TO BE CLOSED.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb...-free-agents?ymd=20131119&content_id=64039048

 

[HamGlaze]

True


many countries do this but us americans unfortunately have a very Luke warm policy regarding special talents.



Yes that is true, but many Cubans will escape Cuba and then declare residence in Mexico before going to America in order to circumvent the mlb draft and become free agents



not a factor



Virtually every county has a more "skills based" policy then the USA.

the biggest disgrace regarding Cuban ball players that defect is they now all know how to circumvent the MLB draft. All they have to do is when they escape Cuba establish residence in another country, Mexico Bermuda Belize IT DOESNT MATTER WHERE. it only takes a few days and then when they do come to the USA they are now free agents and not tied to the MLB draft so they get tens of millions more then players born in America with similar skills that have to go through the draft and the restrictions of the MLB salary structure for rookies . EVERY SINGLE CUBAN DEFECTOR DOES THIS NOW SO IN EFFECT THEY HAVE MORE RIGHTS IN MLB THEN AMERICAN BORN PLAYERS. THIS LOOPHOLE NEEDS TO BE CLOSED.


http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb...-free-agents?ymd=20131119&content_id=64039048

Why do you post like Acebb? Are you two friends?

 

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5th	J Abreu homered to right center. #34

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[JamesD]

Why do you post like Acebb? Are you two friends?

No idea who Acebb is actually.