Marielito
who am i? a Marielito.
I came to the US in May, 1980, at the age of 13. I arrived with my mother and my sister. my father had been in the US since 1972. there had been a visa snafu at the time, which they thought would take a few weeks at most to fix. after my dad left Cuba, the visa issue was never resolved. if it hadn't been for Mariel, we'd still be in Cuba.
here's a story written by Tanya Perez-Brennan (she is now with the Orlando Sentinel) about me remembering Mariel. i trusted her right away, and I knew she would "get it right." she did. i hate the pictures, but didn't have the balls to say no.
I came to the US in May, 1980, at the age of 13. I arrived with my mother and my sister. my father had been in the US since 1972. there had been a visa snafu at the time, which they thought would take a few weeks at most to fix. after my dad left Cuba, the visa issue was never resolved. if it hadn't been for Mariel, we'd still be in Cuba.
here's a story written by Tanya Perez-Brennan (she is now with the Orlando Sentinel) about me remembering Mariel. i trusted her right away, and I knew she would "get it right." she did. i hate the pictures, but didn't have the balls to say no.
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