Because of communism, people left in cuba want to leave but can't because they're not allowed. in april 1980 cubas rush to the ___ hoping to leave but it is surrounded by land with no exit. Fidel cuts off ll the electricity, food, and water to end the riot; at the same time gains a negative image in the media. to redeem himself, he opens ____ which was a port open for a week that is a free passage for cubans to escape with no harm as long as someone from US is there to pick them up.