Cuban migration to Miami
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Cuban immigration has greatly affected Miami-Dade County since 1959, creating what is known as "Cuban Miami." However, Miami reflects global trends as well, such as the growing trends of multicultural
The Bay of Pigs Memorial in Little Havana, Miami
"Florida et Regiones Vicinae"
Mariel boatlift
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The Mariel boatlift was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980. The term "Marielito" is used to refer to these re
Cuban migration to Miami
…presence in Dade County and is testimony to the holding power of the Cuban enclave in Miami". In 1980 many Cubans arrived in the United States due to the Mariel boatlift. But other Cubans already in the United States began to enter south Florida. Miami posted an in-migration of 35,776 Cubans from elsewhere in the United…
Cuban refugees arriving in crowded boats during the Mariel boatlift crisis in 1980
Demonstrations in Cuba expressing disdain for Marielitos and support for the government
An overloaded boat of Marielitos in Key West
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel in Key West during the Mariel boatlift