Mariel boatlift
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The Mariel boatlift was a 1980 mass emigration in which around 125,000 Cubans fled to the United States by boat from the port of Mariel, dramatically reshaping Cuban American communities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mariel boatlift canonical | 5 |
| 1980 Mariel boatlift | 1 |
| Mariel | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ mass emigration event ⓘ |
| affectedCommunity |
Cuban Americans
ⓘ
Miami Cuban community ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| continentOfDestination | North America ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cuba ⓘ |
| destinationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
changes in U.S. immigration policy debates
ⓘ
increased scrutiny of Cuban refugees ⓘ rapid growth of Cuban American population in South Florida ⓘ social tensions in Miami ⓘ |
| endDate | 1980-10-31 ⓘ |
| handledBy |
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ⓘ
Immigration and Naturalization Service ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
|
| hasSignificantImpactOn |
Miami economy
ⓘ
U.S. refugee policy ⓘ United States–Cuba relations ⓘ
surface form:
U.S.–Cuba relations
urban politics in Miami ⓘ |
| includedGroup |
economic migrants
ⓘ
political dissidents ⓘ prison inmates released by Cuban government ⓘ psychiatric patients released by Cuban government ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Cuban Adjustment Act ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| mainLanguageOfEmigrants | Spanish ⓘ |
| majorReceivingCity |
Key West, Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Key West
Miami ⓘ |
| majorReceivingState | Florida ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport |
fishing vessels
ⓘ
improvised boats ⓘ small private boats ⓘ |
| name | Mariel boatlift self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfEmigrants |
approximately 125000
ⓘ
over 100000 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Cuban government ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Cold War
ⓘ
Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| portOfDeparture | Mariel ⓘ |
| processingSite |
Miami Orange Bowl stadium
ⓘ
surface form:
Orange Bowl stadium in Miami
military bases in the United States ⓘ |
| receivedBy |
United States Coast Guard
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Coast Guard
United States Navy ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Navy
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| route | Mariel to South Florida by boat ⓘ |
| startDate | 1980-04-15 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980 ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Cuban government announcement allowing emigration from Mariel
ⓘ
occupation of Peruvian embassy in Havana by asylum seekers ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mariel