the evidence we've now received in testimony and in newspaper articles, the south florida sun sent nenl, one of our \newspaper/up ins has extensively documented this and other abuses that are going on that a significant number of people are drawn to this country from cuba because they know when they arrive they can step foot on dry land, immediately receive status and they immediately qualify for a package of federal benefits that no other immigrant group would qualify for unless they can prove they're refugees. this current policy is not just being abused. it's hurting the american taxpayers. there are reports that indicate that financial support for cuban immigrants exceeds $680 million in the year 2014 alone, and those numbers, by the way, have quite frankly grown only since then. on top of the fundamental and fairness of the policy, recent reports in the media indicate that there is gross abuse of this policy. in florida we are now hearing many stories of individuals coming to this country and claiming their benefits regularly and repeatedly returning back to cuba. in essence the co