Elian

Wow has Elian Gonzales changed. I remember this story so vividly. His mother died trying to get them both to the US illegally and his estranged father then wanted him returned to Cuba. He certainly looks to be a fine upstanding member of the communist party but who is to say he is worse off for having been returned. Perhaps if he was returned to his life prior to the mother trying to escape I could understand but he did not return to that life. He returned to a life of privilege. Sure the government must be using this story to their advantage but really what government wouldn't? He is only 16 and already has a face made for photos. Plus the man that wanted him back was his true and biological father. I dunno - but I do think a lot about this story. I remember clearly when customs stormed the house and took him by force in Miami and everyone was horrifed because he was so scared - of course he was, he was 6. I am sure he was just as scared when the mother loaded him on the inner tube. In the end his mother wanted a better life for him and she succeeded although not in the way most envisioned.