December 16, 2004
THAT'S GOTTA HURT:
Granddaughter of Castro takes U.S. citizenship (ALFONSO CHARDY, 12/16/04, MIami Herald)
In an ironic twist to the always tense U.S.-Cuban relations, a granddaughter of one of America's perennial enemies pledged allegiance to the United States at a giant citizenship ceremony in Miami Beach on Wednesday.Alina ''Mumín'' Salgado, 26, daughter of Alina Fernández, one of Fidel Castro's daughters in exile, was among the 6,000 people who became U.S. citizens at one of two mass naturalization ceremonies at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Posted by Orrin Judd at December 16, 2004 12:02 PM
Comments
Don't worry, Fidel; I'm sure she'll get tired of our evil capitalist regime, and jerry-rig a Chevy to float across the ocean to your socialist paradise. I'm sure you've had to create a wetfoot/dryfoot policy just to keep the droves off your island...
Posted by: Just John at December 16, 2004 1:46 PMSo did Khrushchev's son.
Posted by: Robert Schwartz at December 16, 2004 8:44 PM