Marielito
Americannoun
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Marielitos
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Etymology
Origin of Marielito
First recorded in 1980–85; from Latin American Spanish (Cuba), equivalent to Mariel, the port from which the migration began + -ito noun suffix, usually diminutive
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Miami has by far the largest Marielito population.
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In December 1984, Castro agreed to take back 2,746 Marielito criminals and mental patients.
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Carlos Alfonzo, 38, a Marielito exile from Havana who now lives in Miami and is perhaps the most gifted young artist in the show, paints somewhat under the influence of Wilfredo Lam.
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Last April, Sarmiento became the first Marielito to earn an FLU. engineering degree.
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Yet Cuba refuses to accept any Marielito, criminal or not.
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Yet as a consequence of the federal cuts, 139 of the 176 county welfare caseworkers now ministering to the Marielitos will be laid off or transferred.
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An estimated 100 of the imprisoned Marielitos may be Cuban intelligence agents.
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Approved in advance by Attorney General Edwin Meese, the agreement will apply to all the Marielitos under detention.
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Nonetheless, about 1,080 Marielitos are in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.
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Most Marielitos have found life in the U.S. rough going.
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