Not Just Cubans: Many Latinos Now Call Miami Home

By Carmen Sesín, NBCNews

MIAMI — After studying medicine in Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Arias packed his bags and headed to Miami for his residency, and later to Boston to complete his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. But Miami was the city he decided to settle in and call home once he graduated as a rheumatologist.

Arias is engaged to be married to another doctor, Margarita Perez, a cardiologist who is from the Dominican Republic. Arias’ sister just married a Cuban, he said, reflecting how Miami’s diversity is intertwining.

Miami is a majority Latino city — 70 percent of its population is Hispanic. And while Cuban-Americans still comprise over half of the city’s population — 54 percent — the city’s Hispanic composition is changing.

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[Photo by La Shola y EL Gringo?]

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