The Long Voyage From Mariel Ends

At dawn on May 11, 1980, the 20th day of the Mariel boatlift, a boat called America reached Key West, carrying on her three decks more than 700 Cuban refugees, about half of them looking suspiciously subdued and weary. Some, toothless and tattooed, wore crisp-looking khaki clothes bearing creases typical of clothing that has been folded and stored too long. They didn't cheer or cry and kept their eyes on the ground. To anyone paying attention it was obvious that these men had been in jail or in an asylum...