book chapter

A year to remember: Mariel

City on the edge : the transformation of MiamiBerkeley • Published In 1993 • Pages: 18-37, 231-232

By: Portes, Alejandro, Stepick, Alex.

Abstract
This is a study of the massive influx of Mariel boat people to Miami in 1980, and their effect on the Anglo and Cuban American inhabitants of the city. The authors discuss the structural changes that took place in the city to accomodate the immigrants, and the political repercussions of their presence on the municipal, state, and national levels of government. Portes also describes the efforts of the Miami Herald in attempting to stem the tide of the Mariel immigration through its daily newspaper articles -- a brief content summary of which appears in this work.
Subjects
External migration
Press
Ethnic stratification
Crime
Ethnosociology
culture
Cuban Americans
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Sociologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 1997
Field Date
1983
Coverage Date
1980
Coverage Place
Miami, Dade County, Florida, United States
Notes
Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
92039417
LCSH
Cuban Americans