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

摘要

During the Mariel Cuban Boatlift in 1980, we essentially had a governmentsponsored 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.