A Short History of Escape
May 10, 2012
Summary:
China's Chen Guangchen, the asylum seeker of the moment, is hardly unique. All oppressive regimes generate defectors, but each regime deals with them in its own way.
A boat crowded with Cuban refugees arrives in Florida, during the 1980 Mariel Boatlift.
China is not a leader in breeding asylum seekers. That distinction is shared by Cuba, for the quantity of departures, and North Korea, for the frequency of attempts.
