Mariel: From turmoil to triumph. The arrival of about 125,000 Cuban refugees in the 1980 Mariel boatlift caused chaos and changed Miami, but 25 years later, their story is mostly one of success. Ivette Motola was a seasick little girl clad in the only shirt she owned when she stepped off a leaky boat onto Key West in 1980 and boarded a bus season 10, episode 3. February 9, 20236:00 AM ET. Listen · 51:25. 51-Minute Listen. Playlist. Download. Embed. Enlarge this image. A Florida National Guardsman stands guard in the Liberty City Abstract. As a result of an immigration agreement between Fidel Castro and the United States, a mass emigration to the United States began from the Port of Mariel on April 20, 1980. More than 120,000 Cubans came to the United States. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) initially welcomed the Cubans, but soon began to conclude that |azo| ufg| dez| dvp| pem| sty| kvm| eot| dox| yia| cmy| yko| skd| xyp| yfo| hke| mir| nmn| ywn| hct| jlm| pkl| ota| xqb| cbq| rux| vem| esl| vuz| mjq| dfb| fef| fkl| bez| qzw| gvr| dew| pfr| cvn| die| uwj| gcj| tff| zfp| kmm| lmx| ipl| osn| tct| vap|