The Cuban Refugee Criminal: Media Reporting and the Production of a Popular Image
On 15 April 1980, Fidel Castro opened the port at Mariel Harbour, prompting 125,000 people to depart for the United States in search of asylum. Unlike those who emigrated from the island thirty years earlier, these refugees did not encounter empathy from the American public. Rather, Marielitos encou...
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| Language: | English |
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Pluto Journals
2019-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Cuban Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.13169/intejcubastud.11.1.0061 |