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24 Cards in this Set
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Early Immigration
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war, political upheaval and economic distress
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Early Immigration
pull |
proximity
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Early Immigration
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1868-1959
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1st wave
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cuba's elite
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1st wave push
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us decision to pull economic ties and the fear of castro's baground revolution
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1st wave
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proximity to country and considered political refugees = opportunity
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2nd wave
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cuba's upper and middle class,1/2 doctors and teachers
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2nd push
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castro authoritarian governance/communist and loss of jobs
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2nd pull
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considered refugees and thought it would be a temp stay
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1st two waves were okay
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welcomed as fight against communism and $1 mil in fed funding
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3rd wave 1965 to late 70s
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cuban working class and small business owners
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3rd push
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economic problems and lower standards of living
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3rd pull
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3/4 family in us and more opportunity
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4th wave aka THE MARIAL IMMIGRANTS
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cubans lower class and blue collar workers
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4th push
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some "undesirables" and economics
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4th pull
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economic opportunities and family
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THE MARIEL IMMIGRANTS
april 1980-oct 1980 |
-came in midst of eco recess, employment opps restricted, confronted hostility, neg perception as "undesirables", haitians arrived at same time "black"
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Federal Emergency Management Agency
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FEMA removed processing of Cuban entrants from Miami and reorganized groups in north
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The Mariel Immigrants
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lower ed, less know of english, unemployment rates higher, incomes lower, not incorporated into the american labor market
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3 years after arrival
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15% reported starting own business and there were larnger amounts of cubans in the top three occupational categories
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How could they move up?
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ethnic economies or ENCLAVES
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Inter-group conflict Cuban Americans vs. Anglo Americans
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Litinos majority in Miami, public assistance increased, increase in gov. expenses, school overcrowding
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Inter-group conflict Cuban Americans vs. African Americans
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Miami's black residents felt hostile (too much gov. assistance), competition, controls own business, black pop faced high unemployment
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Discrimination
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Florida-business in English
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