Lost and Forgotten: Elian Gonzalez

In 2000 a young Cuban boy by the name of Elian Gonzalez made headlines all over the news and had many people voicing their opinions. In case you forget, this boy was coming over to America from cuba with his mother and ten others. All but he and the boats operator died during the trip. Two fishermen spotted this boy in the ocean and dropped him in INS. He was than sent to live with his great uncle in Miami. His father called the United States of America and stated that he did not know that his son was leaving with his ex wife and should be immediately returned to cuba to be with him. His great uncle, along with the rest of the nation, believed that he should stay in Miami and get out of Cuba. There was great debate, I remember seeing this on CNN and laughing. The Cuban government, the American government, his father, his grandmothers, and his great uncle all began to debate about the fate of this boy. I thought that the world was so opinionated about this little boy who meant nothing to them and it was topping the news world. If I was to mention the name Elian Gonzalez i guarantee that no body would know who I was talking about, yet it made such a big headline back in 2000.