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A HISTORICAL VIEW OF CUBAN IMMIGRATION POLICY
Title
A HISTORICAL VIEW OF CUBAN IMMIGRATION POLICY.
Creator
Castro, Sarah, Naccarato-Fromang, Gina, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Cuba is a communist country an estimated population of 11,075,244(2013), Cuba is located about ninety-three miles south of Key West, Florida. Cuba has been ruled by the communist regime of Fidel Castro, and now his younger brother Raul Castro. For over fifty years this regime has forced a major increase in the amount of people migrating to the United States. The regime has been disregarding basic human rights for decades and oppressing Cuba's citizens. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have...
Show moreCuba is a communist country an estimated population of 11,075,244(2013), Cuba is located about ninety-three miles south of Key West, Florida. Cuba has been ruled by the communist regime of Fidel Castro, and now his younger brother Raul Castro. For over fifty years this regime has forced a major increase in the amount of people migrating to the United States. The regime has been disregarding basic human rights for decades and oppressing Cuba's citizens. Hundreds of thousands of Cubans have come to the United States using boats, rafts, or any means available. The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 (amended in 1994 to contain the Wet Foot, Dry Foot Policy) states that if Cubans trying to reach the United States are intercepted at sea, they will be sent back to Cuba, or a third country. If they make it to United States soil, they will have the chance to start the journey to becoming citizens of the United States. Many Cubans die at sea trying to reach the United States for this chance at citizenship. There have been attempts to implement immigration policy in the past. President Obama is now trying to reform current immigration laws. What effects could a new immigration policy have on Cuban immigration versus the legislation put forth in the past? This study will be an examination and analysis of past and Cuban immigration policy and issues. This research paper utilizes government websites, news articles, presidential addresses, books and various sources to address this question. My hope is that this study will help to explain the impact past policies and reform had on Cuban immigration, and the impact proposed policy and current issues may have in the future.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFH0004517, ucf:45215
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004517
Blood on the sugar: The terror in Cuba
Title
Blood on the sugar: The terror in Cuba.
Creator
Dlugin, Sam
Date Issued
c1935
Identifier
1927559, CFDT1927559, ucf:4869
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927559