Castro Announces Mariel "Boatlift"
On this day in 1980, Cuban President Fidel Castro announced that anyone who wanted to leave the country could do so. 125,000 Cubans left and settled mostly in Miami. Among those who made the trip were many felons and mental patients whom Castro had slipped into the crowds in order to get rid of them. This was the last time Cubans had a chance to leave Cuba without fear of repercussions.
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