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Browning, Michael,

25 Years After Mariel: 'The Boats That Would Bring Us to Freedom'. Michael Browning. - Palm Beach Post, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 10, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: 25 Years After Mariel: 'The Boats That Would Bring Us to Freedom', April 17, 2005; pp. 1A+.

"They were emerging from boats in bright sunshine, in one of the most extraordinary mass immigrations in U.S. history. In a few months, 125,000 Cubans bobbed up unexpectedly and set foot on American soil. They left deep footprints, still visible today." (PALM BEACH POST) This article discusses the Mariel boat lift of 1980, a mass migration of Cubans to the United States. Three personal accounts of the experience are included.

1522-3221;


Emigration and immigration--Cuba
Mariel Boatlift (1980)
Refugees--Political


Cuba--Economic conditions
Cuba--Social conditions
Florida--Population
U.S.--Foreign relations--Cuba

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