Major turnaround. You read that it was the US turning its back on Castro that drove him into the arms of the USSR. BALONEY.
He had it planned from the get-go.
The company I worked for had offices in Cuba. One of the managers fled Cuba. He wasn’t allowed to bring anything but the clothes on his back. All his possessions were confiscated by the State.
He managed to sneak a $50 bill out of Cuba, in his Zippo lighter.
Until the Mariel Boatlift (thank you Jimmie Carter) most of the refugees were good decent, hard working people. Many professionals.
The Boatlift era was full of criminals, the dregs.
Castro cleared out his prisons on us. (thanks again Jimmie)
The refugees were the most virulent anti-communists in the US.
There were 2 homes within a mile radius of mine that were bombed.
The apparent crime? The Cuban owners had had their picture taken w/ Castro. This was years after the takeover, circa 1970. They were in Cuba to try to get loved ones out of the country.
Are they virulent today? Don’t know. I moved away in 1984.
Looking at some of the election results lately I think not.
I grew up in Florida. One Cuban family I know told me when they left for the U.S. they could bring no luggage but were allowed any jewelry they could wear on their persons. They bought a hoard of U.S. $5 gold pieces and had a jeweler make necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and belts from the coins.