An ever-growing Cuban community is making a mark in Phoenix, The Arizona
Republic reported Sunday. Over the past 15 years, as many as 10,000
Cubans have settled in the Valley of the Sun, becoming one of the five
largest Hispanic groups in the area. Phoenix2 Many of the newcomers are
being resettled in Phoenix by humanitarian organizations because Miami
is saturated with immigrants, the newspaper said. Compared with Miami,
"Phoenix has a more affordable cost of living [and] it's easier to find
a job," a Catholic Charities official told the newspaper. Many Cubans
who fled the island through Mexico decided to settle in Arizona, rather
than go on to Florida. To read the entire article, click here.
---Renato Pérez Pizarro.
June 22, 2008
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