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Rivero does not find that the 1980 Cubans are associating with the
English-speaking people in their schools or neighborhood. While only
11% reported problems with the Anglo-Americans, "This lack of trouble
is not necessarily indicative of smooth integration . relations
[between the two groups] may seem good, but, in fact, there is simply
little interaction between them" (p. 11), because the two groups do
not speak the same language.
Summary of the 1980 Immigrants
The 1980 Cuban immigration is the result of many factors. Among
these, a major cause was probably the return of many Cuban-Americans
to Cuba. The returning Cuban-Americans told about the good life in
the U.S. (Boswell, 1982). By April 1980, more than 1.5 million Cubans
had asked permission to leave Cuba (Clark et al., 1981).
The reception which the Cubans who arrived between April and
September of 1980 received was unlike that which previous groups
received. Much of the crime that occurred in south Florida was
attributed to the Cubans. Federal funds which had been available for
previous Cuban refugee groups were no longer available. Some groups
believe these Cubans were used like pawns to further political careers.
Although some of the Cuban-Americans went to Cuba in 1980 to take
out their relatives and friends, a segment of the established Cuban-
American community rejected the new Cubans. Some Cuban-Americans put
psychological distance between themselves and the new arrivals in a
variety of ways. It is predicted that adaptation will be more difficult
for these Cubans because of the community reaction against them and the