I am trying to find out what life is like here in the US for Cubans and what are some of their values?
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well cuba is a communist country where there's certain rules that most of the people disagree that's the reason cubans seem america like an alternative to live ....they can get whatever they want and have freedom of speech ....some other people that is not cuban might have those rights in their countries as well but they have other problems such as economical problems or looking for a job.
944746
The illegal Mexicans are loyal to Mexico, so don't try blowing smoke up our butts.  The Cubans are loyal to Cuba, not Castro.  When and if democracy ever comes to Cuba, there will be a major reduction of population in south Florida.
179942
Yes, I want to try a Cuban Cigar.  The trade embargo with Cuba really show how pointless trade embargoes are
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I hope the answers given by the Americans on here , aren't representative of the views of all Americans. There's got to be SOME Americans who are good guys. \nAs previously mentioned by others, only more eloquently, America invaded and 'stole' this bay about 100 hundred years ago, as it was strategically sited for access to the whole of the Caribbean. (It has carried out this strategy many times since, all over the world). To make it look legal, the US sends Cuba a 'rental cheque' every year, which Cuba has never cashed.\nEffectively, the US are squatters in Cuba, they have no linternationally recognised legal right to be there.
775591
search for cuban council in yahoo....\nand select cuban council - friendster editor
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Florida is an interesting State with lots of good things generally. It has some very marginal areas/aspects however, from my point of veiw (which is also narrow and marginal).\nIt seems there is quite a bit of crime in Florida. The laws in Florida, tend to be quite liberal in such ways as to attract behaviour in the business world that is basically criminal or makes it easier to be criminal. Bankruptcy laws, etc. People come from all over the USA to do biz there cuz the laws are so open ended or permissive.\nOne of the most "unpleasant" areas of Florida is central Miami, mainly because the influx of illegal Cubans (and Haitans), excuse me ...the influx of illegal Cuban Refugees, who were then admitted into the US in an amnesty type of arrangement, and who are now full citizens. Cubans most certainly are very nice people when they are law abiding. Depending on how you feel about such things, when the Cuban Refugees were admitted to the US, they started changing the laws so that, if any other illegal refugee "sets foot on American soil" before being aprehended as an illegal, that illegal person is given carte blanche citizenship in the US. It's these kinds of law and influence we all will be subject to, if the illegal immigrants here and now are given amnesty and allowed to stay in the US as voting citizens. The Cubans and Haitians have "taken over" one of the most lovely Beach and ocean front communities our nation has/had, which is the Miami Beach and South Beach areas. Many of these new citizens came here dirt poor were wanted criminals (before they arrived in the US) in their own country. Yet, they were allowed asylum here and also given citizenship. To live or visit in these areas (the large city or barrios)  is to take your life into your hands. Be sure to use great caution if you go out late at night and don't stand around alone on just any street. It is a generally a rather, dangerous place, due to poverty and drugs. I've enjoyed Florida in some very nice ways but I've also had some scary, unpleasant experiences myself in that area and I know of what I speak.\nEverytime I have gone there, I have also seen unusually large groups of police present. Every larger retail store has several uniformed guards to protect it and it's patrons from ?   I have always wondered what this was about. I guess one could draw the conslusion that there is a lot of crime but also,  I have heard that there is a lot of crime, not only in Miami but in Florida generally. I'm sure there are safer areas.\nThen then there is the weather, the alligators and the skitters that suck your blood. Ha! I kinda thought it was a good place to visit but as far as living there? Mmmmmmm.  Good luck and be safe,  if you decide to go there!
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Why does everything ....have to benefit AMERICA? Shouldn't we be looking at "what's good or better for the Cuban people" FIRST. Aren't THEY the ones - first on the list? Isn't the main reason America lost Cuba,- because they were looking after their own interests, and lineing their own pockets with profits from tourism, casinos, gambling and huge sugar production profits.......WHILE THE PEOPLE SLOWLY STARVED IN POVERTY. Haven't we learned anything from the past? It's time to STOP this  greedy - "WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME ATTITUDE." Isn't this the same reason America broke away from Britain? Britain was taking all the resources and huge profits back to Britain and leaving  Americans with taxes and very little to pay for them with?
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Boat people and why they risk their lives to live Cuba to come to America.
601644
I'm no expert, but most of the Cuban people seem to like American culture enough to push consensus to accept Democracy. There may be figures in the military that want to take the reigns like Castro did, so that may be a potential source of conflict. But if the US really wants to impose it's will, they can really pressure a new guy in different, more direct ways. Especially since Russia doesn't have their back anymore.
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first , for complaints.... go to...\n\nhttp://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/01/13/cuba9848.htm\n\nthen\nhttp://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y06/jun06/20e5.htm\n\nfor more info on this here .....\n\nEXCERPT FROM THE NET>>>SOURCE HAS BEEN GIVEN\n\n\nThe term "terrorism," in practice, means the terrorism that THEY carry out against US. And the U.S. is not alone in this practice - it is probably close to universal. Cuba is certainly not alone in being treated this way. There is very rich literature documenting the practice generally.... Even the orders of the World Court calling on the U.S. to terminate its "unlawful use of force" (i.e., international terrorism, or maybe even aggression) against Nicaragua, and the supporting Security Council resolution (vetoed by the US), are unknown [in the U.S.], and if brought up, dismissed as proof that the Court is "anti-American" and irrelevant. The Cuban case is unusual because it is so clear, certainly since JFK ordered his staff to launch "the terrors of the earth" against Cuba....\n--Noam Chomsky, September, 2002\n\nTo understand the politics of Cuba, it is necessary to understand the role of the US in Latin America and elsewhere. By examining the history of the US aggression and intervention, we can see clearly the motives that have driven its foreign policy and what it is capable of given the motive and opportunity. It will then be easy to see why the Cuban people must take what seem to us to be extraordinary measures to counter this threat. For them, it is truly a matter of life and death. Recent developments -- shifts in popular opinion in the US, etc. -- are the basis for some optimism that Cuba/US relations may soon improve. Cubans must, however, exercise extreme caution if they are not to meet a fate similar to that of the former USSR, Yugoslavia and others. As William Blum states in the introduction to his recent essay, US Aggression and Intervention, in The Guardian (CPA), \n\nThe engine of American foreign policy has been fueled not by a devotion to any kind of morality, but by the necessity to serve other imperatives: \n\nto make the world safe for American corporations; \nto enhance the financial statements of defence contractors at home who have contributed generously to members of Congress; \nto prevent the rise of any society that might serve as a successful example of an alternative to the capitalist model; \nto extend political and economic hegemony over as wide an area as possible, as befits a 'great power'. \n\nit will come as no surprise to readers that some international organizations, do not see Cuba as democracy. Following is a rebuttal of a typical criticism of the Cuban electoral based on an excerpt (in italics) from a report on human rights in Cuba by a commission of the Organization of American States (OAS). The section entitled "Elections for the National Assembly of People's Power and the Provincial Assemblies" begins:\n\nThe American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man establishes the right to vote and to participate in government at Article XX, in the following terms. \nArticle XX. Every person having legal capacity is entitled to participate in the government of his country, directly or through his representatives, and to take part in popular elections, which shall be by secret ballot, and shall be honest, periodic and free.\n\n38. Political rights, as considered by the Declaration, have two clearly distinguishable aspects: the right to directly exercise power, i.e., to participate in government; and the right to elect those who are to exercise it, i.e., the right to vote. This presupposes a broad conception of representative democracy, based on popular sovereignty, in which the functions by which power is exercised are performed by persons chosen in free and fair elections.\n\nThis is the case in Cuba. In addition to having the right to vote, every Cuban of voting age has an equal opportu
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yo hablo espanol, soy cubano
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I am not sure what the other poster is getting at but both the Cuban and Canadian medical systems are inferior to the US quality of medicare.  Having had relatives who have died due to budget cuts in the Canadian system and I have visited Cuba and seen people begging in the streets to foreign tourists for money so they can get medication (Castro likes to cover that stuff up) I have found both awful.  The reality is that Canada and Cuba have more universal coverage than the US in general -but if you feel that way - just move to Massachusetts and you can get the Universal coverage and the best quality care in the world.  However, none of this answers your question, but let me give you a link to Russian medical schools - this one here should help you http://www.iime.org/database/europe/russia.htm  \n\nI would contact the schools directly because there isn't a set process for every school that is exactly the same (although in Russia the are pretty close - you should still contact each school individually).  I wish you the best of luck for you and your daughter!!!
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If you will click these links you will find information about both US government as well as private foundations who provide a variety of humanitarian and medical assistance to both Cuban refugees as well as Cuban citizens.\n\n\nhttp://www.netforcuba.org/InfoCuba-EN/HealthCare/HumanitarianAssistance.htm\n\n\nhttp://www.ffrd.org/cuba/cooperation.html
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I love cuban, I love me, I'm cuban
824020
Yes I agree with you. Cubans can stay in the U.S as long as they reach U.S soil, and no one throws a fuse. Are Canadian borders are left open and no one throws a fuse. But God forbid Mexicans coming over to look for work is a cause for panic.
886235
I agree with u here ! I was in Miami few times for a holiday, beside Miami Beach area, the rest of Miami looks like a 3rd world countries. The Cubans made it look that way(82% are Cubans). U see in Miami things that u would only see in a 3rd world country, like chicken on the side of the road, abandoned & abused dogs, pigs in the front yard of a house, littered streets, full of feses & urine, resturants & caferteias that gets u sick just by looking at them...etc.
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what IS the cuban behaviour problem??