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Cuba
The Cuban Exiles and US Politics
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Exiles
• Who are they?– “Political Refugees”– Wealthy families– Anti-Communists– “Undesirables”
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Why they left Cuba
• Castro to Power 1959• 1960-1962 - 14,000 children• Pedro Pan
• Freedom Flights• http://www.wpbt2.org/suitcase/
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Bay of Pigs
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Bays of Pigs and Kennedy
• April 17, 1961 invasion of Cuba• 1200 exiles detained• 118 killed• Considered unsuccessful• Strained relationship between Kennedy/Dems
and American Cubans
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Mariel Boat Lift
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Mariel Boat Lift
• Started April 20, 1980• Proclaimed by Fidel Castro• 125,000 Cubans fled to Florida• Problems for Pres. Jimmy Carter• 17,000 exiles jailed• 587 detained• New tension between U.S. and Cuba
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Mariel Boat Lift cont’d
• Carter and Castro wanted improved relations• U.S.: Interests Section in Havana• Cuba: Interests Section in Washington• Ended October 31, 1980
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Elian Gonzalez
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Elian Gonzalez
• Came to U.S. November 1999• Clinton and Janet Reno authorized raid• Sent Gonzalez back to Cuba 2000• Strained relationship between Clinton/Dems
and American Cubans• Sent back to Cuba June 2000• Raid
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Cuban American Political History• Cuban Americans vote Republican.• 1988 election - 78% voted for Republican candidates. • 1992 election - 70% voted for then-President George
Bush.
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• CANF is most important Cuban American political organization.– Cuban Democracy Act in 1992.– The Helms-Burton Act in 1996.– CANF sponsors research on Cuba and Cuban Americans,
raises money for political purposes, and lobbies elected officials.
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Cuban Committee for Democracy
• Founded in 1993 by a group of progressive Cuban–Americans in Miami and Washington, D.C.
• CCD is not a political party.
• The Committee is non-partisan and welcomes supporters from any political party.
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Miami-Dade County Results
• 62% Hispanic Population– 2004• George Bush - 46.6%• John Kerry – 52.9%
– 2008• John McCain – 41.6%• Barack Obama – 58.1%
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Cubans in US Politics: 2012
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Cuban American vs. Rest of LATAM
Cuban American Interests• Conservative/Right• Economy/jobs• Geographic East of US
– Miami Dade County (Southern Florida)
• 5% of total Latino vote
Latino Interests• Liberal/Left• Immigration Policy• Geographic West of US
– Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, California
• The rest
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Marco Rubio, next VP?
• Senator of strategic Florida– Butterfly Ballot recount
(Bush vs. Gore election)– Romney loses to McCain
four years ago• Influence within the
Rep. Party– Spoke out against
Gingrich attack against Romney
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This is why I’m a
communist…smh
This is why I’m a
communist…smh
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References• http://hispanic.cc/why_cubans_vote_republican.htm• http://www.maryferrell.org/wiki/index.php/Cuba_Timeline• http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21421.html• http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1983705,00.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_exile• http://www.historyofcuba.com/history/pedro.htm• Video cite: http://www.wpbt2.org/suitcase/
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References
• http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Cuban-Americans.html
• http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/fl.htm
• http://www.neoliberalismo.com/mission_en.htm