[Daniel27218]

Since the Elian Gonzalez case has come out, I have heard the Cuban exile community in Miami refered to as an “evil industry,” “mafia,” etc., that controls the politics and media in Miami. Is the influence of this group anything to worry about? Why is Elian Gonzalez so important to the exile community?

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Name : Daniel27218, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Humanist, Age : 24, City : Fort Lauderdale, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[ACC24027]

It’s not the entire Cuban-American community of Miami that should be blamed for what this group does. It’s a smaller and much more reactionary group within it made up of people who long for the days of Batista and want to turn the clock back to 1955. This group’s fanaticism and disproportionate influence is an old issue among Latinos. They are the complete opposite of almost every other part of the Latino community, very right wing, at times openly racist, wealthier, and so intolerant they often threaten opponents (such as Gloria Estefan and Nelson Mandela) with violence. They have influence, especially within the Spanish language media and the Republican Party, that other Latinos both resent and wish were available to them as well. Because these exiles still hold a bitter grudge over money they lost to Castro, that grudge sometimes blinds them. I’d say they thought that young boy would be a good symbol to use against Castro. It never occurred to them that most people would object to the US government being used to aid the kidnapping of a child for such blatantly political ends.

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[ED]

Cuban exiles are people who have worked very hard in this country. If they do have so much influence it is because of this hard work. The reason Elian Gonzalez is so important to the Cuban exile community is because they know the kind of life he will have in Cuba. It is the reason they fled.

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Name : ED, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : American Indian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 30, City : MIAMI, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : homemaker, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Raoul Spitzer]

He is a pawn in their campaign against Castro as the boy is a pawn in Castro’s propaganda against the Cuban exiles and the United States. To quote the most famous Cuban exile, Antonio Montana: ‘It’s a lot of bull****; politics.’

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Name : Raoul Spitzer, Gender : M, Race : German-American, Religion : Atheist, Age : 29, City : Chambersburg, State : PA, Country : United States, 

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