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Policies Affecting Cuban Americans
| 1899 to 1932 | Early Immigration Period |
| 1961 to 1975 | First Wave of Refugees |
| 1965 to 1973 | Second Wave of Refugees |
| 1980 to 1984 | Third Wave of Refugees |
EARLY IMMIGRATION PERIOD
| 1899 | Spanish-Cuban-American War-U.S. intervention ended Spanish rule of Cuba; U.S. administration of island |
| 1932 | Good neighbor Policy of Roosevelt administration |
FIRST WAVE OF REFUGEES
| 1961 | Diplomatic relations broken between the United States and Cuba |
| 1961 -1975 | U.S. Cuban Refugee Program |
| 1962 | Commercial air flights between the United States and Cuba ended, as did open immigration |
SECOND WAVE OF REFUGEES
| 1965 | President Lyndon B. johnson signed a "memorandum of understanding" paving the way for airlift |
| 1965 -1973 | Cuban refugee airlift program sponsored by U.S. government |
| 1966 | Cuban Refugee Readjustment Act |
THIRD WAVE OF REFUGEES
| 1980 | Mariel boatlift; temporary refugee centers created; special refugee status for Cubans ended when boatlift ended
Refugee Act of 1980 |
| 1984 |
U.S. immigration and Naturalization Sercide ruled mariel "entrants" eligible to apply for permanent resident status under 1966 Cuban Refugee Readjustment Act [Back]
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