A group of Cubans rigged a 1951 Chevy pickup truck with pontoons, attached a propeller to the drive shaft, and then "drove" it toward America. They were picked up about 40 miles offshore and returned to Cuba. The amphibious truck was sunk by the Coast Guard. [link]

First, this gives new meaning to the old slogan, "See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet".
Second, without commenting on the general policy of returning refugees intercepted at sea, I think we ought to be giving people points on their asylum applications for style and originality in the design of their watercraft (apparently, the floating truck was a first, but others have set sail in refrigerators and bathtubs). Seriously, if people are desparate enough to travel 90 miles across open ocean in order to get here, we ought to at least consider their applications.
Third, it is a shame that they sank the truck. '51 Chevys are hard enough to come by as it is.