August 7, 2017

Professor Julio Capó published an article in TIME analyzing Stephen Miller's recent use of the Mariel boatlift to justify drastic immigration restrictions. Capó debunks the falsehoods still attached to the Marielitos that ignore the complexities of the Cold War and have fueled the United States' anti-immigrant fervor.

A fishing boat loaded with Cuban refugees heads towards Key West in June of 1980. Bettmann / Getty Images
A fishing boat loaded with Cuban refugees heads towards Key West in June of 1980.Bettmann / Getty Images