Ronald Reagan

“ This proclamation shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect until such time as the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Attorney General, determines that normal migration procedures with Cuba have been restored. ”

“ Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including Section 212 (t) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1182 (1) ) ("the Act") , having found that the unrestricted entry into the United States as immigrants by Cuban citizens would, except as provided in Section 2, be detrimental to the interests of the United States, do proclaim that:
Section 1. Entry of Cuban nationals as immigrants is hereby suspended, except as noted in Section 2. ”