CUBAN
IMMIGRATION
(2004)

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2004
Balseros documentary nominated
Eight Cuban migrants land at Key West
14 migrants found on rafts near Dry Tortugas sent back to Cuba
Survey to measure differences in ideology between longtime Cuban immigrants, new arrivals

FEBRUARY

Mislena Lopez, wife of Marcial Basanta, one of
11 Cuban migrants returned to Cuba by the U.S.
Coast Guard after a failed attempt to reach Florida
in a floating 1959 Buick, talks reporters at his home
about her trip on Wednesday Feb. 11, 2004, in
Havana, Cuba. With Lopes is her daughter Leidis
Basanta, 14.
Cubans trade in pickup for Buick on trip to U.S.
Cubans' Buick pulled over at sea
Cubans break for Florida in Buick
Cuban-Americans ask that 11 aboard car-boat be allowed entry
Desmantelan red de tráfico de cubanos
Fate of Cubans picked up at sea on floating vintage Buick remains adrift
Once again, Cubans' U.S. dreams are sunk along with antique vehicle
Car-boaters gain support
3 car-boat Cubans given reprieve
Cuban family caught in Buick at sea could be repatriated today
8 Cubans picked up on car-boat repatriated
98 returned to Cuba include 8 of 11 caught in floating Buick
8 Cubans returned home
Cuban police hunt for floating car-boats
Car-boat Cubans' next stop will be U.S. base
Latest effort to flee drives Cuban migration debate
Life in Florida stays a dream in a bottle
Detienen a ocho balseros en Cancún
Visa rule to end for visits by expatriates
'Truckonauts' await U.S. ruling
U.S. Coast Guard Returns 36 Cubans
Final feliz para 7 inmigrantes cubanos
Llegan a Honduras 14 balseros cubanos

MARCH
La Oficina de Intereses le niega la entrada a EEUU a un camionauta
Sin definirse las reglas para los viajes a Cuba
Cubans rescued from inner tubes at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Bystanders help 2 in raft to shore as Coast Guard rescues 3rd
3 Cubans survive a deadly journey
Coast Guard continues search at sea for missing Cuban migrants
3 Cubans rescued from tire rafts in Broward; 5 presumed dead
Cuban rafters’ health improves; woman wants her sons in U.S.
Trio: Awful voyage a must
Cubans Recall Harrowing Voyage to Fla.
Hijos de la balsera piden por su madre
Body believed to be that of Cuban rafter
Rodeado de misterio el trágico viaje de balseros

APRIL
Sale del hospital otro balsero
Cubanos detenidos en costas de Puerto Rico
2 rafters cleared of attack on Coast Guard officers
Cuba to scrap visas for returnees
Migrants' boat is sold on eBay
Llega medio centenar de balseros
45 Cubans returned home this week by the Coast Guard
Carronauta denuncia ser objeto de acoso
High court to decide fate of refugee
Cuban refugee found drifting in waters off North Carolina

JUNE
Exile group: Migrant slashed wrist to avoid return to Cuba
Boaters may face charges of smuggling
Dozens Of Cuban Migrants Repatriated Friday

JULY
Balseros rememoran sus historias
Deterioro económico cubano aumentará migración ilegal
A Risky Route to Freedom
Six Cubans missing since July 6 departure

AUGUST
U.S. stopped granting asylum to Cubans after 1994 exodus
Disillusioned: Fabricio Gil
Content: Federico Falcon
Fulfilled: Jorge Del Rio
Optimistic: Danne Lorenzo
El éxodo de los balseros: una tragedia que difícilmente se repetirá
Los balseros, entonces y ahora
Los fragmentos perdidos de una odisea
Testimonios de la búsqueda de un sueño
The Day the 'Hottest Summer' Exploded
Four Cuban migrants in homemade boat land in Key West
Dos 'camionautas' logran al fin el sueño de llegar a EEUU
14 Cuban migrants arrive on Puerto Rican island
Cuban woman ships herself to Miami in a wooden crate
Cuban ships herself to U.S. in wooden crate
Cuban who arrived in crate released
Cuban migrant who landed on Texas coast held for investigation
Cubans wash ashore near Port A
From Cuba to the United States with one goal
Cuban held for Customs inquiry
Official rudeness outlawed at borders

SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER

Sandra de los Santos arrived in
the U.S. in a DHL box.

Six Cuban migrants arrive in motorboat
For Cubans, way to better life is path strewn with death
Condenan a cubanos por tráfico de personas
Migrant smuggler resentenced to 13 years
Woman who shipped herself to Miami still puzzles her Cuban family
Cuban 'truckonaut,' family call Costa Rica home
Joven que llegó en una caja enfrenta audiencia