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Elian Gonzales still an
issue in Miami
The
Washington Times,
November 23, 2004.
Miami, FL, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Although it's
been five years since U.S. agents stormed
a Miami house and sent 5-year-old Elian
Gonzalez home to Cuba, he is still a hot
topic in Miami.
The house where the boy lived in the city's
Little Havana section is now a museum run
by the boy's great-uncle Delfin Gonzalez,
ABC News reported.
Inside, Elian's toys are displayed in glass
cases, and the clothes he wore still hang
in his closet.
The boy made international headlines for
five months after washing up on Florida
shores after a nightmarish journey in which
he watched his mother drown. His relatives
fought to keep him, but various U.S. courts
ruled he belonged with his father in the
small Cuban town of Cardenas.
When he was grabbed by agents, Little Havana
erupted in riots.
"If we have to do it again, we'll
do it and do it and do it again," a
Cuban-American man in a cafe told the network.
Another area resident said, "I think
we won the battle in proving that there
is freedom and people have to still believe
in that and fight for that."
Copyright
2004 United Press International
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