U.S migration policy towards Cubans and how it changed with each new wave of large Cuban migration.From 1960-62, the Airlift, Mariel, Rafter Crisis, and post-1995

Running Head : THE US MIGRATION POLICY TOWARDS CUBANS

The US Migration Policy towards Cubans (Your Name (Your School

US MIGRATION POLICY ON CUBANS

Introduction

The diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States depicts an intense period of confrontations and protracted tensions . When Fidel Castro took over power on January 7th , 1959 , the bilateral relationship with the United States has not been very smooth . Cuban president has been defiant enough not to purge to US demands for relinquishing his Marxist-Leninist ideologies . When he took over power he has been determined

enough to pursue a retrogressive policy against the US by persecuting followers of the former regime . US had no option but to allow these political exiles through her bs . The question of the Cuban migration has shaped the policy of United States from as early as 1950s to date (Knight , 1990 . The US policy towards Cuba has had its share of challenges with those opposed to the move terming it as a plan by the US to infringe on the sovereignty and legitimacy of Cuba . It is an issue that will not escape current debate now and in future and will continue to draw mixed reactions across the political spectrum (AILF 2003

Sources and Methodology

In this study , both primary and secondary sources were used . The main primary sources include primary researches that had been prepared through field date collection process , although there was a problem in accessing such primary material . However the bulk of the research resources came from...