Editing Operation Peter Pan (section)

=== Aftermath of the Cuban Revolution ===
Following the [[Cuban Revolution|Cuban Revolution of 1959]], but more importantly after the regime's October 1960 move to nationalize industries, the first wave of Cuban immigrants left for the United States. These upper and upper-middle classes were not tied to [[Fulgencio Batista|Batista]]'s government (those left in the days following the overthrow of Batista) but had economic livelihoods incompatible with the regime's goals. Most, if not all, thought it to be a temporary departure, imagining a life where they would return to Cuba once another regime came to power in the country. 
An additional wave of Cubans left upon the failure of the [[Bay of Pigs Invasion]] and the subsequent announcement by Castro that he was a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]]. 
This proclamation of a new order acted as a catalyst to leave to those who had adopted a "wait and see" attitude to developments. This third wave of Cuban immigrants was predominantly middle class. This wave of Cuban immigrants included middle merchants and management, landlords, mid-level professionals and a significant representation of skilled [[unionized]] workers. The constituents of these different classes looked on warily at the closures of private universities and schools in 1961 since these actions played into their fears that the government would take over the education of their children.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pedraza-Bailey |first1=Silvia |title=Cuba's Exiles: Portrait of a Refugee Migration |journal=The International Migration Review |date=1985 |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=4–34 |doi=10.2307/2545654 |jstor=2545654 |pmid=12267275 }}</ref>