http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspxBy Mark Potter It's amazing the things you can learn when you look just below the surface.  That happened to us during our reporting for tonight's Nightly News story on the dramatic increase in the number of Cuban immigrants processed into the Uniteden-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspx#389797Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:20:44 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:389797Blanca Camacho Houston TxWell, it's pretty harsh to say "send them back" like if it were dog's were talking about here. Situations are hard every where and no one will know the pain people suffer once they see it with their own eyes. Let's put it like this: It's very hard to survive when the income is $2-3 american dollars a day(when work is available) and your utilities are $50 or more. There is no way out.There is no hope.And nothing will change for these people anytime soon. America is their only way out.http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspx#395673Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:08:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:395673Michael Thurber, Los Angeles, CAThe US government is the real culprit in all of this. Cuba is no threat to the US and for us to have all the restrictions against Cuba doesn't hurt anyone other than the people of Cuba. Castro and his band of thugs have everything they want and need. If the sanctions against Cuba were lifted so their economy could support the people who live there, then they wouldn't have to take all these drastic measures to come to the US. It's time we got smart about protecting ourselves from more and more immigration and the best way to do that is to give people opportunity to live well in their homeland.http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspx#396132Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:40:35 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:396132Christine LaCoursiere, Moorhead, MNKind of interesting the story of the Cubans and how they are let in to the U.S. within hours with political assylum, because of strained relations within their country.  So, I am assuming because we have "good" relations with Mexico, and because we support tyrannical governments such as in El Salvador, those others of financial and political strife are NOT let in.  It is all very interesting on who decides who is poor enough, who is welcome, and who is not, whose lives are more important for the allowing to become U.S. residents.  If one studies the subject of political strife, I think it would be found the people of El Salvador have a ligitimate plea and have far more suffering and disruption in their government than the taking over of Fidel Castro of Cuba over 40 yrs ago.  Not to say that Cuba is not in a delapitated state economically, but it is interesting to see who is allowed and who isn't, based on what criteria.  The connotations of illegal alien given to one group, and exile to another, and when it's broken down what really deliniates the groups?  It's all something to think about, espeically for those who are all up in arms about immigration and hoards of illegals penetrating the borders.  http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspx#414679Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:13:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:414679C. Tulumello, San Diego, CAWith all this talk about Mexicans coming across the border to to take advantage of the system,no one has commented on the fact that Cubans are welcomed with open arms,receive federal and state benefits automatically, including a college education and are entitled to citizenship in a year yet Mexicans get to hide all their lives, looking over their shoulder, working for less money and no benefits. Their children not born here, even if they have assimilated to the American culture and worked hard to become excellent students, are not entitled to a higher education. Ay, to be Cuban...http://dailynightly.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/10/01/389232.aspx#622865Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:41:16 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:622865seattle , Washingtonwaz up