USA: Florida, the Vital State
11 minutes, 2000
Ref: 7

For nearly 40-years Cuban Americans have successfully shaped Washington's hard-line policy on Cuba. They may make-up only a small minority of the USA's Hispanic population, but they wield considerable power. As a lead-up to November's presidential election we visit this volatile community in Florida and see how the past year's events, especially the return of Elian Gonzalez, have united them into an even greater power in US politics.