As I had a very strong opinion on the matter, I'm not sure I could give you a fair representation of both sides' arguments. Suffice it to say that there was a very strong contingent of people of FR who believed Elian belonged with his father, and another very strong contingent who believed it was wrong to send anyone back into a Communist country. There was very little "discussion" on the matter, as both sides started from very different premises. They tended just to shout past each other, with lots of name-calling. It was even more passionate than the Schiavo case, especially the night/morning that Elian was taken by the Reno brigades. But we got through it...
Thank you for the background info.