News Cubans, Haitians are fleeing to US in historic numbers. These crises are fueling migration. September 16, 2022 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY Comments Off on Cubans, Haitians are fleeing to US in historic numbers. These crises are fueling migration. More than 230,000 Haitians and Cubans have risked lives on makeshift boats or trekked to the U.S.-Mexico border this year to seek asylum.