The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services on Wednesday. The embassy says it will prioritize immigration permits to help Cubans join their families in the U.S.
美国驻古巴大使馆于周三重新开放签证和领事服务。大使馆表示，将优先办理移民许可证，以帮助古巴人与他们在美国的家人团聚。
The move comes during one of the largest waves ever of Cuban migration to the U.S. Economic and political problems on the island are among reasons Cubans are leaving.
此举是在古巴有史以来向美国移民的最大浪潮之一，岛上的经济和政治问题是古巴人离开的原因之一。
The embassy expects to give out at least 20,000 visas a year. But that is just a small part of the total number of Cubans migrating towards the U.S.
大使馆预计每年至少发放2万个签证。但这只是向美国移民的古巴人总数中的一小部分。
In late December, U.S. officials reported stopping Cubans 34,675 times along the Mexico border in November, up 21 percent from 28,848 times in October.
12月底，美国官员报告称，11月在墨西哥边境拦截古巴人34,675次，比10月的28,848次增加21%。
That number has slowly risen each month. Cubans are now the second-largest nationality after Mexicans appearing on the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows.
这个数字每月都在缓慢上升。美国海关和边境保护局的数据显示，古巴人现在是继墨西哥人之后出现在边境的第二大来源国。
Most Cuban migrants come to the U.S. after first traveling to Nicaragua by air and then going by land to the U.S. border with Mexico. However, others make a dangerous trip by sea. They travel 90 miles to the Florida coast in unsafe boats filled with migrants.
大多数古巴移民是先乘飞机到尼加拉瓜，然后从陆路到美国与墨西哥的边境，再来到美国。然而，还是有一些人通过危险的海上旅行前往美国。他们乘坐装满移民的危险船只，前往90英里外的佛罗里达海岸。
The renewal of visa work at the embassy comes after a series of migration talks and visits by U.S. officials to Cuba in recent months. It may be a sign that relations between the two governments are slowly improving.
美国大使馆恢复签证工作之前，两国官员最近几个月就移民问题进行了一系列谈判，美国官员访问了古巴。这可能是两国政府之间的关系正在慢慢改善的一个迹象。
Visa and consular services were closed on the island in 2017 after embassy staff were struck by many health problems, possibly caused by sonic attacks. However, the attacks remain largely unexplained.
2017年，在美国大使馆工作人员出现许多健康问题(这些问题可能是由声波攻击引起的)后，古巴的签证和领事服务关闭。然而，这些攻击在很大程度上仍然没有得到解释。
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has reduced some of the restrictions on things like money sent to Cubans from family living in the U.S. and travel from Miami to Cuba. But restrictions on tourist travel to Cuba remain in place. So do restrictions on imports and exports of many goods.
美国总统乔·拜登领导的政府减少了对古巴人的一些限制，比如居住在美国的家人汇给古巴人的钱以及从迈阿密到古巴的旅行。但对前往古巴旅行的游客的限制措施仍在实施。对许多商品进出口的限制措施也仍在实施。
The U.S. has also disagreed with the Cuban government's treatment of protesters in 2021. At that time, people were protesting a lack of food and medicine and the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
美国也不同意古巴政府在2021年对抗议者的处理。当时，人们抗议缺乏食品和药品以及政府对疫情的管控。
However, Cuban officials have repeatedly said they are hopeful about talks with the U.S. and steps to reopen visa services. Cuban Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Cossio said in November that making sure migration is safe and legal is a shared goal of both countries.
然而，古巴官员一再表示，他们对与美国的会谈和重新开放签证服务充满希望。古巴外交部副部长卡洛斯·科西奥在11月说，确保移民的安全和合法是两国的共同目标。
But Cossio also blamed the migration of tens of thousands from the island on U.S. sanctions. He said U.S. policies that aim to lower the quality of life in Cuba are a direct cause of migration.
但科西奥也将数万人离开古巴归咎于美国的制裁。他说，美国旨在降低古巴生活质量的政策是移民的直接原因。
I'm Andrew Smith.
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The United States Embassy in Cuba is reopening visa and consular services on Wednesday. The embassy says it will prioritize immigration permits to help Cubans join their families in the U.S.
The move comes during one of the largest waves ever of Cuban migration to the U.S. Economic and political problems on the island are among reasons Cubans are leaving.
The embassy expects to give out at least 20,000 visas a year. But that is just a small part of the total number of Cubans migrating towards the U.S.
In late December, U.S. officials reported stopping Cubans 34,675 times along the Mexico border in November, up 21 percent from 28,848 times in October.
That number has slowly risen each month. Cubans are now the second-largest nationality after Mexicans appearing on the border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection data shows.
Most Cuban migrants come to the U.S. after first traveling to Nicaragua by air and then going by land to the U.S. border with Mexico. However, others make a dangerous trip by sea. They travel 90 miles to the Florida coast in unsafe boats filled with migrants.
The renewal of visa work at the embassy comes after a series of migration talks and visits by U.S. officials to Cuba in recent months. It may be a sign that relations between the two governments are slowly improving.
Visa and consular services were closed on the island in 2017 after embassy staff were struck by many health problems, possibly caused by sonic attacks. However, the attacks remain largely unexplained.
The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has reduced some of the restrictions on things like money sent to Cubans from family living in the U.S. and travel from Miami to Cuba. But restrictions on tourist travel to Cuba remain in place. So do restrictions on imports and exports of many goods.
The U.S. has also disagreed with the Cuban government's treatment of protesters in 2021. At that time, people were protesting a lack of food and medicine and the government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, Cuban officials have repeatedly said they are hopeful about talks with the U.S. and steps to reopen visa services. Cuban Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Cossio said in November that making sure migration is safe and legal is a shared goal of both countries.
But Cossio also blamed the migration of tens of thousands from the island on U.S. sanctions. He said U.S. policies that aim to lower the quality of life in Cuba are a direct cause of migration.
I'm Andrew Smith.
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Words in This Story
consular -adj. referring to work an embassy does for the citizens of its country
prioritize -v. to consider something as the most important or to be done first, before other things
tourist -adj. referring to travel attractions and activities done when traveling.
sanctions -n. restrictions, limitations, often of a financial nature, against an organization or country, commonly used to pressure or punish.
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