The chart here is a snap shot of the Miami Harold sorting out the Cuban immigrants entering the United Sates.
(April 1980, www.latinamericastudies,org)
(April 1980, www.latinamericastudies,org)
The Mariel Boatlift in 1980 will forever be associated with the popular film Scarface; this 1983 American crime drama film is about a Cuban refuge Tony Montana who takes over a Miami drug cartel and washed over the city of Miami.
Contrary to popular belief not all mariel immigrants ( hereafter referred to as marielitos) flooded the streets of Miami with crime.
What you are about to embark on is the journey and the struggle that 125,000 Cubans faced in hopes for a better tomorrow. Leaving everything behind yet dreaming of one day being able to return to their beloved home.
This project will take you through the events that led to the mass emigration of thousands of Cubans to the United States. Historical and anthropological perspectives as well as political and social economical will be integrated to provide a more complete perspective of the Mariel Boatlift.