United States stood firm in defending its immigration policies toward Cuba, despite the request from nine Latin American governments to review these measures and thus try to tackle the crisis of Cuban migrants.
The spokesman of the State Department, John Kirby, confirmed it had received the letter sent Monday to the head of US diplomacy, John Kerry, by the foreign ministers of Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru.
Although the United States "continues to encourage all countries to respect the human rights of migrants" and will continue to speak about "with governments in the region" has no plans to change its immigration policies, said Kirby.
"The Cuban Adjustment Act is still standing and the policy of 'dry foot / wet foot' remains US policy regarding Cuban migration," he added the spokesman.
Cuban law, effective adjustment since 1966, and the policy of "dry foot / wet foot" privilege Cubans who touch US soil, they can apply for permanent residence one year later; while those intercepted at sea are returned to the island.
Several Latin American governments have complained that the privileges generated by the US legal framework for Cubans encourage them to emigrate to the US through the south and center of the continent, which has intensified with the restoration of relations between Washington and Havana.