The Cuban Migration

I was born in the United States, but my family migrated to the U.S. during the Mariel Boatlift in the 1980. On April 6th, 1980, my grandparents Luis and Lucia along with my mother Ivis, joined thousands of other Cubans in the Peruvian Embassy. There they demanded political asylum. They were in the open- air, without food or water, and, nowhere to stand or sit, for days that felt like years. Finally, an immigration plan was worked out amongst numerous governments, and on April 20, 1980, Fidel Castro, broadcasted that all Cubans who yearned to leave were freed.
On May 9, 1980, my grandparents and mother, made their way to “El Mosquito”, the final holding camp in Mariel, Cuba. They were held there for 5 days. Throughout their stay, crowds that