mber 650,00 and account for more than half of the population of Miami and surrounding Dade County" (Chaze, 55).There are various reasons Cubans migrate to Miami. First of all, Miami is a bilingual city. It is easier for Cubans to live in a city that Spanish is spoken. In Miami Cubans are able to get by with learning little English. "The area's lasting magnetism for Cubans is understandable. Since Miami is now officially a bilingual city, a Cuban can go from cradle to grave without ever learning English" (Chaze, 56). Another reason Cubans have migrated to Miami is "geographic proximity" (Rief, 80). It is only logical that they would migrate to a city on the tip of Florida verses a city to the East or West, because it is a shorter distance they have to travel. The levels of Cuban admission into the United States seem to have caused various problems in Miami. Because of the increasing amounts of Cuban refugees, there is a housing shortage."Housing is in such critically short supply that more than 45,000 persons are on a waiting list that is enough to fill all vacancies for the next four years" (Chaze, 56). The fact there is such a shortage in housing, has enabled owners to increase the amount of rent. "Rents, among the highest in the nation, are much too steep for refugee earning minimum wage" (Chaze, 56). Not only are the rents too high for the refugees, they are too high for many people living in Miami, which in turn, has generated a negative feeling towards Cubans in Miami.Another possible reason for the negative feelings towards Cubans is "over the past twenty years, the government has poured over a billion dollars into job training, care, and other benefits for Cuban refugees" (Chaze, 56). Some Americans feel that the United States needs to step back and take another look at what money is being spent on. Metropolitan Mayor Steve Clark states, "We've got more on our hands than we can handle. Unless the federal government gets o...
