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  • noun Plural form of Marielito.

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Examples

  • And we know the experience, with the Marielitos coming from Cuba; we know the experience of the Haitian boat people.

    CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2010 2010

  • In 1980, backlash over riots by Cuban Marielitos interned at Fort Chaffee, Ark., under President Jimmy Carter may have cost Clinton re-election as governor.

    Troubled Waters 2008

  • Then came the Operation Pedro Pan children and later the Marielitos, and always the rafters.

    Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

  • It's time to throw stones at the eighty thousand Marielitos who have decided to flee the Revolution.

    Fidel in the Evening Guillermoprieto, Alma 1998

  • Recently the folks at National Public Radio noted the anniversary by inviting Marielitos to phone in and share their memories of the event.

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles 2010

  • "I have been in this country as many years as the Castro refugees were when we Marielitos arrived here, thanks to your President Carter and our 'beloved' Fidel.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • "I have been in this country as many years as the Castro refugees were when we Marielitos arrived here, thanks to your President Carter and our 'beloved' Fidel.

    Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine 2004

  • My Latino Book Review: Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes 'Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles A top Cuban umpire has defected to the United States.

    HispanicTips Tomas 2010

  • My Latino Book Review: Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes 'Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles A Determined Woman's Quest to Realize Her Dreams - "To Become Someone" by Norma Madrigal In Watercooler, Behind the Scenes and Off the Record, The Untold Stories from Broadcasters

    HispanicTips 2010

  • My Latino Book Review: Cecilia Rodriguez Milanes 'Marielitos, Balseros and Other Exiles Immigrant Rights Champion Sen. Robert Menendez to Deliver Keynote Address at the 7th National Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference The Napa County Hispanic Network is seeking nominations for the network's annual Lifetime Achievement and Friends of the Network awards.

    HispanicTips 2009

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