An excerpt from a US Senate subcommittee hearing on “Cuban Refugee Problems” with testimony from Dr. José Miró Cardona, 1961.

During this US Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing to investigate new needs and challenges related to Cuban refugees, lawmakers heard a statement from Dr. José Miró Cardona. Cardona had briefly served as Prime Minister of Cuba in early 1959 under Castro before resigning and fleeing to the United States in the winter of 1960-61. In his testimony, Cardona outlines some of the specific circumstances surrounding Cuban immigration since the Revolution.

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United States Congress, excerpt from “Cuban Refugee Problems: hearings before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee To Investigate Problems Connected With Refugees and Escapees,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/0aae882f78b56117aaeb2c542165cceb.
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