CUBAN IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES (1959-2008)

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Sail to the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet

Me Voy Para Miami (Song)

Museum honors voyages of exiles

Cuban Refugee Center (1961-1980)
 

Cuban Rafters 1964-1979
 

1965

Camarioca Exodus
 

1980
Mariel Exodus
 

1994

Balsero Rafter Crisis (1994)
 

1998-2000

2001-2003

2004

2005

2006-2008
 
 

Rafters intercepted by the Coast       Guard 1998.	Two men and a woman rescued     March 25, 2004

Truck raft intercepted by U.S. Coast  Guard July 16, 2003.	Coast Guard sank the truck and returned the migrants to Cuba.

12 people sailed in a 1951 Chevy      truck.	Engine tuning while at 8 mph.

55-gallon drums served as pontoons and a     propeller was attached to the driveshaft.