"All across the country today, Americans will celebrate our independence. There will be no shortage of festivities, but there will be a shortage of freedom for one American soldier, Sergeant Carlos Lazo from Seattle, the city I represent in Congress.
Carlos came to America from Cuba in the early 1990s, floating on a raft in the ocean, risking his life to reach a country where people are free. He eventually settled in Seattle, became a U.S. citizen, joined the Washington National Guard and served in Iraq, where he was decorated for service as a combat medic.
Last year, Carlos tried to return to Cuba to visit his two sons, but he was turned back at the Miami airport because of strict new travel rules imposed by the Administration.
I’ve been working on his case for months and the answer is always the same and always bureaucratic. This administration is so callous that it cannot separate policy from people."-Rep. Jim McDermott on The Huffington Post today.
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