Good morning sorors and sisterfriends. I realize it is early but I have been awake for quite a while. My day has started on a sad note. About 5:10am EST Elian Gonzalez was forcefully removed from the home of his Miami relatives. It saddens me for many reasons: 1)I have a small child of my own and if anything ever happened to me and she was forced to be somewhere she didn't want to be and oppressed by the government of that place, I don't know what I might do. 2)This child's mother gave her life to get him out of Cuba, a place where she was obviously not happy and did not want to raise her child. 3)I read in People magazine that when Elian and his father were in Cuba, his father was not a part of his everyday life and did not contribute to his general well being. 4)I, only recently, understood that the Miami relatives are the father's, not the mother's relatives. Why couldn't Juan Gonzalez leave his child in the hands of his own family who could (and have)provide the child with opportunities not available to him in Cuba and let him live in a country where he can live free? Is it the child's well being that is at issue, or is it something else?
I realize that Juan may be under some pressure from the Cuban government, but he is here in America with his new wife and child. Could he not stay? His family in Miami had almost settled negotiations with him that would unite both families in one house. Or was that a ploy for the relatives to let down their guard? 5)This pains me because this child is now scarred. I hope you all will tune to CNN to see the manner in which this poor boy was taken from the home. I hope you will see the picture of the INS agent who found Elian and the fisherman (who pulled him out of the ocean five months ago)in the closet. I hope you will see the images of what the house looked like after the agents were gone, the bedroom door literally broken in half.
Now, how do we expect Elian to respond to his father? He doesn't really know him and now to be brought to him in this manner. I am not a psychic friend, but what will you bet that Elian will only be with his father long enough to figure out how to get back to Miami?
Sorors, I'm sorry this post is so long but, as you can tell, I have very passionate feelings on this subject. I'm very interested in your opinions.
(In case you are wondering...no I am not of Cuban descent
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Sisterly,
pearlsNivy
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