Cuban exodus to United States the largest in history amid economic crisis, gov't crackdowns
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The number of Cubans fleeing to the United States is believed to be at a record high as the communist country continues to crack down on dissenters amid a sagging economy.
The 227,000 is more than the two largest previous mass departures when 125,000 Cubans left for the United States in 1980 and when 34,000 people did in 1994, Florida International University’s Jorge Duany said. Andrew Mark Miller is a writer at Fox News. Find him on Twitter @andymarkmiller and email tips to AndrewMark.Miller@Fox.com.
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