Cuban emigration in the post-Soviet period has largely been attributed to economic motivations, but without significant racial analysis. Moreover, little is known about how black Cubans on the island think about emigration. It is therefore imperative to re-examine how blacks, once cited as the Cuban Revolution's loyalists, make decisions today about remaining in Cuba and/or pursuing economic security outside of its borders. Using original survey data of black Cubans on the island, I find that economic motivations are prominent among black Cubans, but that these motivations can be multifaceted. In a study of black Cubans and emigration, the issue of increasing racial inequality and racial exclusion has significant influence on economic opportunity, which in turn influences the desire to leave Cuba to achieve economic and professional success. The results have implications for the ways in which we analyse migration throughout the Latin American region, where race has not been factored into why people migrate.

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决定未来：种族、移民和古巴的新经济

后苏联时期的古巴移民主要归因于经济动机，但没有进行重要的种族分析。此外，对于岛上的黑人古巴人如何看待移民，我们知之甚少。因此，有必要重新审视曾经被称为古巴革命的忠实拥护者的黑人如何在今天做出关于留在古巴和/或在其境外寻求经济安全的决定。使用岛上古巴黑人的原始调查数据，我发现古巴黑人的经济动机很突出，但这些动机可以是多方面的。在对古巴黑人和移民的研究中，种族不平等和种族排斥日益严重的问题对经济机会产生了重大影响，进而影响了离开古巴以取得经济和职业成功的愿望。