There has been a recent spurt in the number of immigrants who have been trying to enter the United States of America illegally from the Caribbean and other countries. People try to make their entry into the country by coming in from the seas, on small smuggler boats, and this trend is dangerously increasing.

The number of Cubans who are trying to reach the United States by sea is also attracting a lot of headlines. What’s more, the number of Haitians and other Caribbean islanders who are making such traversing journeys is also increasing alarmingly. Though US law grants legal permits for residency to Cubans who set foot on U S soil, any other immigrant from another country can be detained and sent back to the country of origin. It is said that Cuba and the United States of America are trying to set things right between the two countries, after more than 50 years.

According to recent data revealed around 5600 Haitians, 4000 Cubans and hundreds from other Caribbean countries were caught or chased away by the U S authorities in the fiscal year gone by. They were all illegal immigrants who were trying to enter the country. Many must have got away – either gone back or must have entered the country without getting caught. Many might have even died in the process.

It is a complex process of immigration made illegally, a desperate attempt to get away from poor countries – poverty, political torture etc. are some of the reasons why more and more Caribbean immigrants are trying to get away from their motherlands. Smugglers are also said to entice the islanders into making such hazardous journeys.