it is simply pure joy. 12-year-old amanda hugging her father herminio otero for the first tile since she was 10. lost in embraces. it was exactly tw month ago that herminio fled cuba for the u.s. becoming an enemy of the state. a decision that's haunted him ever since never knowing that the risk to leave would cost him his family. as we witnessed firsthand in may the government doesn't take lightly to people speaking out against the castro regime and they could have kept the daughters on the island forever. during our trip to cover the recorded message to their daughters, a hand drawn map and a little luck led us right to their front door. after our reports aired david jolly vowed to bring the girls home. two months later he made good on it. >> they don't know. >> this is the first time the 12 and 20-year-olds have been outside of cuba. a new beginning they'r parents by their side. . [ speaking foreign language ] >>> you know the girls we asked them what was the first thing they wanted to do in the u.s. they didn't want to eat somewhere or go disney world they wanted to learn to speak

herminio otero and his wife, aida sanchez, have been living and working in a largo hotel for two years, since leaving cuba as political refugees. he feared going to jail after writing a criticizing the castro regime. "give me the opportunity to live, start a new life, i am coming here."but acquiring dependency status for their children, 20-year-old aida and 12-year-old amanda, who were living in cuba with their grandparents, would require lots of waiting, and a call to the state department from congressman david jolly."you never want to think it takes a call from a member of congress simply to get something done." after two years of videochats and phone calls, it came down to this: waiting for a tram at t-i-a.the plane from miami came in at 5, eleven minutes late, and you can be sure, they counted every one.the years of waiting suddenly became background noise. "when i take my daughters in my arms... everything is easy." their first gift in america came from congressman jolly, two flags that flew over the capitol building, signifying the freedom they only dreamed of in cuba."very excit

. >> herminio otero and his wife have been living and working in a hotel for two years since leaving cuba as political refugees. he left after writing a letter in a catholic publication criticizing the castro regime. -- grandparents would require lots of waiting and a call to the state department from congressman david jolly. >> you never want to think it take as call from a member of congress simply to get something done. >> after two years of video chats and phone call it is came down to this, waiting for a tram at tia. the plane where miami came in at one. >> the years of waiting suddenly became background noise. (crying). >> when i take my daughters in my arms, everything is thank you, thank you very much. >> their first gift in america came from congressman jolly, two flags that f building signifying the freedom they only dreamed of in cuba. >> and the two daughters are getting ready to go to school here. what is the first thing they are going do here in america? they told me tonight they are all going out to eat, of course. >> and we would like to say welcome to them and what a