Too much coffee on a Saturday morning - pre-gumbo cooking, raining day
the mini theme for the week - Mariel boatlift 1980
In all, about 10 percent of the 125,366 Cubans who made their way to US shores in the Mariel exodus had a criminal record or a history of mental illness that would have prevented them under normal circumstances from entering the country legally, according to a US Congress report.
However, There are several phrases associated with the Statue of Liberty, but the most recognizable is “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This quote comes from Emma Lazarus
Too much coffee on a Saturday morning - pre-gumbo cooking, raining day
ReplyDeletethe mini theme for the week - Mariel boatlift 1980
In all, about 10 percent of the 125,366 Cubans who made their way to US shores in the Mariel exodus had a criminal record or a history of mental illness that would have prevented them under normal circumstances from entering the country legally, according to a US Congress report.
Is this why things appear to be crazy in Florida?
Even the Pollo is Loco!
ReplyDeleteHowever, There are several phrases associated with the Statue of Liberty, but the most recognizable is “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This quote comes from Emma Lazarus
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That poem was kind of an after thought to the statue. It wasn't part of the original gift from France.
ReplyDeleteAnd most of those "huddled masses" had to meet certain standards or they weren't permitted in. Disease was one of those criteria.