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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to Cuban parents.

An El Salvador-born Rubio supporter says his candidate can fix broken immigration system

Global Politics

This Salvadoran American supports Marco Rubio on immigration. “We can’t break laws just because,” he argues.

Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco's memoir is The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood.

A Cuban American poet sees a brighter future for dissident artists on the island

Culture
Havana resident Kevin Lachaise watches a recorded TV show on a computer screen in the living room of his home.

Renewed diplomacy still leaves Cubans stuck in a dial-up world

Technology
A child plays at the Prado Boulevard in downtown Havana.

When will Starbucks pop up all over Cuba? Don’t count on it

Business
Judy Gross the wife of a U.S. contractor jailed in Cuba for crimes against the state, speaks at a rally for her husband's release in Florida.

It’s four years and counting for one American in a Cuban jail cell

Conflict & Justice
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