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When did Cubans begin to Immigrate to the United States?

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When did Cubans begin to Immigrate to the United States?

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Cubans originally began immigrating to the United States ever since the late 1870s. During the years 1869 and 1900 33,000 Cubans immigrated to the United states. Although Cubans had their peak numbers of immigration to the United states during 1961-1990 617,977 were admitted to the United States.

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https://journals.openedition.org/plc/464?lang=en#:~:text=Large%2Dscale%20emigration%20began%20in,States%20(see%20Table%201)

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One of the Biggest push factors causing Cubans to immigrate to the U.S. was due to the unfair ruling of Fidel Castro. He cut off ties with the Soviet Union. He also confiscated properties belonging to American companies.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hispanic-American/Cubans

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Most Cuban refugees that arrived in America were Political Refugees or skilled workers in manufacturing cigars. By the age of 16 most Cubans were in the civilian labor force. Although during 1960-1980 many Cubans had arrived in Miami increasing the Hispanic population from 50,000 to 560,000. The Cubans that recently immigrated to Miami began to form a close community amongst each other, they began to found multiple Business such as, banks and as well as Cuban-owned institutions. They also worked to find jobs for later arrivals.

Sources
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/puerto-rican-cuban/transforming-a-city/
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/cuban-migration-postrevolution-exodus-ebbs-and-flows