How does defecting from a country work?

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I know a lot of baseball players defect from Cuba to play in the MLB but what exactly is the process? Obviously you have to find a way out of the country but what happens once you reach the new country? Are you just able to get residency? Do you claim asylum or something?

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Depends where you are coming from and going to as well as your exact situation. Asylum is for people who are escaping a very dangerous situation and you are asking the place you are going to protect you from that. Refugee is for someone escaping a place that is unlivable from war or something. Most often you will see these people needing to citizenship to stay long term however.

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