From: Randall Parker 

In , note these cogitations from
richhong{at}hawksci.com Richard Hong:
> Plus, you can't underestimate the effect of the simple fact that the Miami
> Cubans are an important political constituency in Florida.  Those who accuse
> Clinton of politicizing this case ignore the plain truth that it would have
> been politically safer to grant Elian asylum.

No, if it would have been politically safer to grant asylum then Clinton
would have done so. The Demos took some hits in So Fla but gained with
other constituences.

It was a political calculation whose results could be predicted in advance.

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