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Mariel Boatlift: The Anti-Immigrant Playbook (Part 1)

We continue our look at the 1980 Cuban migrant crisis by discussing how it became a political nightmare for Jimmy Carter -- not to mention a young Bill Clinton -- and how it set the template for anti-immigrant rhetoric in the decades since.Join our America250 newsletter community ...  Show more

Mariel Boatlift: Cuba In Crisis (Part 1)

For the twenty-second installment of “50 Weeks That Shaped America” we go to Miami, Florida in the spring and summer of 1980. With the Cuban economy in crisis and many Cubans trying to flee the country, Fidel Castro declared that anyone who wanted to escape was free to do so -- a ...  Show more

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