More than 850,000 Cubans have immigrated to the United States since 2022

According to officials, it was the largest exodus of migrants in the island’s history; These numbers come from US Customs and Border Protection

Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that more than 850,000 Cubans have immigrated to the North American country since 2022.. Officials say it is the largest exodus of migrants in the island’s history, according to a statement El Pies.

Migration takes place in an environment of economic and social instability in Cuba. The country continues to suffer from power outages, water, food and medicine shortages, political repression, a drop in tourism due to the Covid pandemic, US sanctions and reduced support from key trading partners such as Venezuela and Mexico.

The numbers are still there Could be bigger. This is because The U.S. agency does not include vulnerable migrants in the data who are authorized to temporarily stay in the U.S. in the context of humanitarian crises.

An island of about 11 million people, a “Population Vacuum”According to Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos.

According to the expert, contrary to official statistics, Cuba has 8.62 million people. Albizu-Campos cites a combination of the migration exodus with a significant drop in the number of births and an increase in deaths.