We remember Mariel 1980 with Marcos Nelson Suarez
On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announced that all Cubans wishing to leave were free to board boats at the port of Mariel. Shortly thereafter, the first wave of 125,000 Cuban refugees reached Florida the next day. Mariel brought thousands to the US, and most of them turned out to be very good additions to Florida.
Source: babalublog.com