An Israeli legislator proposed changing the status of Cuban emigres after they complained about the hardships they encountered since arriving in the Jewish state. Speaking Tuesday after details of the secret exodus of hundreds of Cuban Jews to Israel were made public this week, Meretz legislator Avshalom Vilan said the status change would make them eligible for support currently denied them.
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