Posted on 10/31/2006 9:15:33 PM PST by TBP
A baseball players agent illegally smuggled Cuban players into the United States, eventually shipping them to California in hopes that they would be signed by major league teams, federal immigration officials said Tuesday.
The agent, Gustavo ``Gus'' Dominguez, is charged with paying four aides to transport the athletes and other Cubans to the U.S. in two trips from the island nation. Dominguez, of California-based Total Sports International, has represented several Cuban baseball defectors, including Andy Morales, who was signed into the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox minor league systems after fleeing Cuba six years ago.
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Well, this is certainly a step up from cigars.
We're afraid they're spies?
We're talkin' about people, right?
All your base belong to us...
Yes, people. Ballplayers.
Cuba gets a pass? Gee, lets have another Mariel boatlift.../s
Close the borders for god sakes.
As you said, it is a very repressive nation. I wouldn't have a problem with the smuggling if he helped them become legal citizens and ones with marketable skills.
Hang on, people. If a Cuban can set foot on the American mainland, he can stay. Probably as a result of collective guilt from the Bay of Pigs, but that's our law. So, why is someone in trouble for doing this?
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