- Why do the people interviewed in this clip have such
different opinions?
- Who do you think should decide where the boy will live? A
government? The courts? The boy? An agency? His relatives?
- What do you think the advantages and disadvantages would
be for the boy returning to Cuba? For the boy staying in
the USA?
- Take a survey of people in communities around you to see
what they think about Elian. See if there is a
correlation between their opinions and places of birth,
citizenship, economic class, gender, or other factors.
Report your findings to the class.
- Have a debate in class where one side favors returning
Elian to his father while the other side favors keeping
him in the USA.
- What laws determine Elian's fate? American laws?
International laws?
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