My grandma moved here from Haiti in 1972. Now the family has 2 doctors, one lawyer, one engineer and 2 police officers. She worked 2 jobs in Miami to raised her children. ❤️🙌🏿

My parents came here from Haiti. Built from the mud, became nurses & retired comfortably. I can def say the majority of us are hard workers!🇭🇹

My Haitian dad was 19 in 1975 ...he's 68 today 🥹❤

Cubans were able to build their businesses and communities without being bothered or terrorized. Big difference between them and black Americans.

I will always love and always be proud to be Haitian 🇭🇹

Respect to Haitians and African Americans. They really got it from the mud with zero help.

That black lawyer was speaking

I'm really glad this came up in my recommendations

Man this is so relevant Now. WOW

Miami set it up for Cubans to win from the start. No other group had that privilege.

My dad is Haitian & I remember him telling me the story of him moving to Florida as a child & his parents staying behind to help set up while here in the USA. He was in foster care & had to teach himself English. Proud Haitian America 🇭🇹💙💙

The director of immigration looks very Cuban…funny what happens when you give any group political power 😮

"We're Black", that part....Truth bw told...sadly, it continues to this day

Miami still till this day is segregated

24:45 "idk we black" 😂😮🙆🏾‍♂️

being from Miami and a descendant of cuban immigrants, this is a great documentary.

Difference between between the Haitians and Cubans that came is that the Cubans were predominantly the upper class that had all their property nationalized aka enemies of Fidel. Some of them were even slave owners. American had beef with Fidel and communism as a whole so they supported the Cubans to an extent whereas Duvalier was a strong ally to the US and the Haitians leaving were his victims or his enemies plus they’re black

Closing line sums it up

Thank you for uploading this documentary.

Cubans don't talk like this anymore...

No difference the same thing is happening now Chicago New York Los Angeles and many more. When the government needs to replenish the workforce they allow over inflated amounts of illegal immigration. The same now they are getting substantial amounts of benefits while the community can’t even get a street fixed or money allocated to improvement of the city.

Something that helps many immigrant groups is their use of rotating credit groups. They go by various names. Caribbean people call them SuSu loans. It would be good if more Black-Americans would adopt this practice. It would be a good way to raise money for businesses and other financial needs.

This is how I always broke down Miami as a kid. Miami Beach, which is what people saw on TV. And the city of Miami. Where I grew up

I'm here for the retro fashion I ❤ it but daam the collar tips were longer back then😂😂😂

They did Haitians scandalous.. smh

No comments on straight up racism? How does lighter skinned immigrants always get better treatment?

Haitians were the threat & the Cubans were the shield/ pawns being used. If you know then you know. The oppressors understand this also, because it is their game they play.

That Was Antonio Brown Daddy in that Blue Shirt 👕

50 years later nothing change same sht continue 😢

1975…I was a teen growing up in Miami, and I’m still here. I’ve known/observed Cubans all my life. Hard workers who really stick together, build together, and get ahead together…no different from how Jews and Italians have operated in the USA. It’s the formula for success for any immigrant group in America. Most Cubans who came here in the late ‘50s/early ‘60s were educated professionals and legit business people who were well to do in Cuba - so they did have that advantage. Most of them were white, and I’ll admit, I’ve known many of them to be racist, which I was reminded of when the black guy in this video mentioned how Cuban employers will tell a black person looking for work there are no openings, then will turn around and give a Cuban a job. But again, that’s them sticking together, like other successful groups have done. For sure though, there is a major class difference between the Cubans who came over in the ‘60s and those who came over later…not just racially, but in terms of education, ways of speaking, and other factors.

Being a Cuban born in Miami In 1986 and having a lot of hatian friends I’ve always wonder this

History repeats itself

I ❤ Miami!!!!!

Little havana, little haiti.

What that Haitian lady said at end was very telling!

Mr. Sonett stand up dude

😁😊👍🏿👍🏿my City. MIA😁😁

Real Talk

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

GTA: Vice City 75’

RIP Javier Bray and Jesse J. McCrary, Jr

They were kicked out for being criminals and came to Miami and could continue the same drug wars here and most were like Scarface. Let’s not forget the actual facts.

the lady at the ends sounds like she's from louisiana - new orleans.

Living in south Florida. It opened my eyes when African americans treated the Haitians so poorly. But to me they was always cool people and had they back.

If native Miamians had a problem with Cubans they quickly found how industrious and hard working we are. The bad Cubans came during el Mariel boat lift when Castro emptied out his prisons and mental hospitals

11:04 this is still going on it's even worse now. I work with cubans and they cut my hours to 21 hours a week from 28 hours and all the cubans working with me are doing the 40 hours a week. Im cuban American my parents are Cuban but they call me gringo they tell me im not cuban. Another thing is they get comfortable with each other quick. I see people come in to work new and everyone talks to each other like they know each other for years.

Back when ppl said “Miamuh”

Quasimodo predicted all this -bobby bacala

Born and raised in Little Havana amazing documentary

And this was before EL Mariel

Man we came along way.

Miami ghetto havana

Is this the voice of Thomas Sowell?? ⚡⚡🗿

Sad

$8K yearly in 1975 SMH

Cubans can pass for white Haitian don't it's as simple as that

In 2024 nothing has changed in Haiti Haitians are still leaving

Anyone else think about the movie Scarface?

it may have been because of color, but it also may have been because many of the Cubans that were arriving were business owners in Cuba and were coming to America to avoid Fidel and communism and were coming here to start a new life with money in hand. Big difference. If you're from Miami and you see companies like Navarro, Sedanos, El Dorado etc. those folks came here with money and a dream. What Hattian companies were started in the 70's that are still around today because folks came to America with money and a dream? It's not always about color it usually has to do with money. Now I am in no way saying all Cubans arrived with money because that is definitely not the case. During those times many arrived broke and looking for a handout but it was a mixture of class versus just folks arriving with nothing at all. I don't agree nor disagree I just don't think it was a color thing.

The worst thing that ever happened to Miami, i always wonder what would've happened to Miami if the Cubans would've never came here.

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Where was the jewish community during this time . We need documentary on how they grew in dade county . Is that even allowed .they have this secret society going on

50 Years on and nothing has changed but probably gotten worse

I wonder which community is doing much better

" we black 😂" ❤

And they ruined Miami ever since.

F humans

The start of Miami going to hell!

Cuban women 😍😍

A Cuban speaking English 😮 ..😂😂😂😂

you block me because you’re a keyboard gangster and you don’t want a response @Bobby