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Elián González: My Time In The U.S. 'Marked Me For My Whole Life'
Fox News Latino ^ | 10/19/13 | By Havana (EFE)/Fox News Latino

Posted on 11/19/2013 2:40:27 PM PST by ColdOne

Elian Gonzalez, the object of a 1999-2000 custody squabble involving Washington, Havana and family members on both sides of the Florida Strait, holds a piece of U.S. legislation directly responsible for what he endured then, Cuban official media said Monday.

"They were very sad times for me, which marked me for my whole life. I was never given the chance to have a moment to think about my mother, who as a result of that (U.S.) Cuban Adjustment Act died at sea," the now-19-year-old Gonzalez said last weekend during a Union of Young Communists event.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Miscellaneous; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: castro; clintonlegacy; clintonsfault; communists; cuba; elian
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To: fwdude

“And, Elian would likely be voting Democrat had he stayed and gain citizenship.”

Yeah sure, just like these Cuban Americans who love Obama and the democrats - sarc.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2008/06/outraged-cuban-americans-protest-obama-in-miami/


61 posted on 11/19/2013 6:06:22 PM PST by A'elian' nation ("Political Correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: Theodore R.

Interesting articles about Elian Gonzalez:

A transcript from a Larry King show debating the issue of returning Elian:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0004/24/lkl.00.html

How Eric Holder first made his mark:

http://townhall.com/columnists/humbertofontova/2011/04/27/when_eric_holder_earned_his_spurs_elian_gonzalez,_april_22,_2000/page/full

Elian and the real Cuba:

http://www.therealcuba.com/elian_gonzalez.htm


62 posted on 11/19/2013 6:16:34 PM PST by A'elian' nation ("Political Correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: lowbridge

In your situation, what was the law? The US had a treaty with Cuba that recognized parental rights.


63 posted on 11/19/2013 6:26:16 PM PST by grania
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To: A'elian' nation
"The National Council of Churches and the Methodist Church were among various groups suddenly concerned over “Fathers’ Rights.”"

The National Council of Churches is a commie pinko organization that supports brutal, suppressive anti-Christian regimes.

Besides the ACLU and NAMBLA, there is probably not a more disgusting, evil organization.

64 posted on 11/19/2013 7:35:47 PM PST by boop (I had no IDEA I'd be paying for Obamacare. I thought it would be a rich guy.)
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To: grania
They went by the rule of law and returned Elian to his father in Cuba.

B.S. Utter B.S. The US Govt in fact interfered in a lawful custody arrangement, sending gun-toting thugs to take the child at gunpoint and return him to Cuba. They were not willing to follow due process, they admitted as much. The case for paternal custody was too weak to fly in the federal courts. The feds were bound by law against interference in a case under adjudication. So they mooted due process at the point of a gun.

Didn't we later on find a number of Cuban agents hanging out in the Justice and State Departments?

65 posted on 11/20/2013 12:23:26 AM PST by no-s (when democracy is displaced by tyranny, the armed citizen still gets to vote)
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To: ColdOne

"They were very sad times for me, which marked me for my whole life. I was never given the chance to have a moment to think about my mother, who as a result of that (U.S.) Cuban Adjustment Act died at sea," the now-19-year-old Gonzalez said last weekend during a Union of Young Communists event.

66 posted on 11/20/2013 12:42:28 AM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: grania; lowbridge
In your situation, what was the law? The US had a treaty with Cuba that recognized parental rights.

It's a good thing Mr Lincoln didn't care about the law.

67 posted on 11/20/2013 1:16:20 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: Mikey_1962
In America all transactions are done in dollars and Cuban pesos are worthless.

Same in Cuba.

Barack Obama and Ben Bernanke are working hard to fix that.

68 posted on 11/20/2013 1:25:26 AM PST by cynwoody
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To: boop

You won’t get any arguments from me on every word of what you just said.

And have any of those organizations come out lately for “Fathers’ Rights” ? Well maybe NAMBLA.

It’s disgusting how these creepy fascist organizations always find some cause du jour to weasel their way into our lives.


69 posted on 11/20/2013 7:14:36 AM PST by A'elian' nation ("Political Correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred." Jacques Barzun)
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To: boop
“Elian’s “father” wanted nothing to do with his child until it became obvious that Castro could use him as a political pawn. He was not involved in his child's life in any meaningful way UNTIL this incident occurred.”

The two parents were not married and the Clinton admin could have used that fact to keep him in the USA. They never even requested the father prove his parentage. As you stated, he didn't want the responsibility of fatherhood until Castro required him to be a father.

70 posted on 11/20/2013 7:29:28 AM PST by FR_addict
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To: Deb

Michael Reagan on his show advocated sending him back.

There were plenty here at FR as well.

There are people on this thread praising Clinton and Reno for following “rule of law”.


71 posted on 11/20/2013 9:19:29 AM PST by ifinnegan
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To: fwdude

“I don’t get it.”

Guess not.


72 posted on 11/20/2013 9:20:31 AM PST by ifinnegan
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