Did the USCG Use the Lessons Learned from the 1980 Mariel Boatlift from Cuba in Dealing with the Haitian Migration Crisis of 1991-2?

Abstract

During the Mariel Cuban Boatlift in 1980, we essentially had a government sponsored evacuation of Cuban refugees, assuming them all to be fleeing an oppressive Communist regime. Eleven years later, our government vacillated in policy guidance, making a challenging humanitarian crisis intervention mission much more difficult to execute. Operation ABLE MANNER continues to deal with this problem today. Clarity and consistency of policy guidance must be defined in order to deal effectively with future crises involving political and/or economic refugees. Clear and consistent policy in these situations will likely be absent. The USCG must develop written doctrine based on national security interests, and concept plans based on lessons learned and future intelligence, which will guide us in our planning and crisis response.... Mass migration, Alien Migration Interdiction Operations (AMIO), U. S. Coast Guard.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 1993
Accession Number
ADA264168

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Parker

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Interdiction
  • Law
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Undocumented Noncitizens
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.