Library Guides: Government Information on Refugees: Caribbean Refugees

Government Information on Refugees from the Caribbean

Caribbean Refugee Crisis, Cubans and Haitians - 1980
This committee report focuses on the increasing crisis among Cuban, Haitian, and other Caribbean refugees due to violations of human rights by certain governments.
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Source: Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
A Skillful Show of Strength: U.S. Marines in the Caribbean - 1991-1996
This document details U.S. military operations in the midst of government transitions and civil unrest in Caribbean countries during a rise in political refugees from Haiti and Cuba to the United States.
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Written by Nicholas E. Reynolds; U.S. Marine Corps, History and Museums Division, 2003. Print copy in library.
Haitian Refugees - 1992
In the midst of persecution by the Haitian government, many Haitians took refuge in the United States, much to the disapproval of the American public. This speech emphasizes the necessity of welcoming refugees, as they seek the liberty found in democracy.
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Source: Congressional Record, Vol. 138, No.81, Pg. E1736
Refugees: U.S. Processing of Haitian Asylum Seekers - 1992
Discussion of the U.S. program for interception and screening of Haitian refugees, with a focus on processing problems at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Source: Government Accountability Office

Images

U.S. Marine passes out bottled water to Cuban refugees waiting for Deployable Mass Population Identification and Tracking Systems bracelets. Source: A Skillful Show of Strength - U.S. Marines in the Caribbean, 1991-1996.

A group of Haitian migrants is approached by a U.S. Coast Guard Ship in 1990. Source: Duke University Libraries