opinion on Elian

Thinking back to when the Elian case was going on, at that time what did you think should happen to Elian Gonzalez? Did you think he should remain in the U.S. with his relatives in Miami or return to Cuba to live with his father?
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Waves of immigration from Cuba^*
before 1959 1959-1964 1965-1974 1975-1984 after 1984 born in the USA
opinion on Elian^ 1 STAY HERE Count 37 179 231 127 177 90
Col % 80.4% 83.3% 85.9% 78.4% 78.0% 61.2%
2 RETURN TO CUBA Count 9 36 38 35 50 57
Col % 19.6% 16.7% 14.1% 21.6% 22.0% 38.8%
Total Count 46 215 269 162 227 147
Col % 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%