Saturday, November 26, 2016

Cuban Americans Celebrate in Miami As Rubio Sounds Caution

America's most famous community of Cuban exiles is in Miami in Florida, where there have been spontaneous celebrations in the streets at Fidel Castro's death. 

Almost immediately after the news broke, people lined the pavements and formed processions in Little Havana. 

The party continued into Saturday morning, with people blaring car horns, waving Cuban flags and banging pots and pans - one Cuban American said it's a long anticipated moment:

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OUT: ...lot of struggle

Meanwhile, Florida's Senator, Marco Rubio, himself of Cuban origin, told Fox News that Fidel Castro's death doesn't mean the end of repression in Cuba:

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Florida Senator Marco Rubio said on Fox News that he thinks it would be a mistake if the Obama administration sends a representative to Fidel Castro's funeral:

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