90 Miles
- In this video, Cuban-American Juan Carlos Zaldivar documents his emigration from Mariel as a 13-year-old loyalist of the Cuban Revolution. Includes reflections from other emigrants and interview with the filmmaker.
- http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/90miles/

Mariel Boatlift
- Overview of US Coast Guard's role in the 1980 exodus of 125,000 Cubans to the US, and subsequent US immigration issues.
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/mariel-boatlift.htm

U. S. Coast Guard Operations During the 1980 Cuban Exodus
- Detailed account of search and rescue as well as interdiction efforts.
- http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/uscg_mariel_history_1980.html

Marielitos Ten Years Later: The Scarface Legacy
- An academic study of the rates of institutionalization of Mariel immigrants.
- http://www.udel.edu/DRC/Aguirre/publications/ag61.pdf

Cuban Mass Migration and the Social Construction of Deviants
- Academic paper which uses the Mariel migration to examine how government policies inadvertently resulted in labelling these immigrants as "an alien, deviant minority".
- http://www.udel.edu/DRC/Aguirre/publications/ag46.pdf

Mariel Exodus - A Year in Retrospect
- Dade County government report reviewing the response of local government and individuals, and criticizing FEMA's response and emergency camp management. It also includes demographic information on the refugees, and their use of local human services.
- http://cuban-exile.com/doc_026-050/doc0033.html

Miami Herald
- A collection of personal accounts by reporters covering the boatlift, analysis of the impact of the immigrants on Miami, and reflections by participants, with photos and audio files.
- http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/special_packages/mariel/

Marielito and proud: Journalist offers perspective on boatlift
- Interview with Mirta Ojito where she discusses her childhood in Cuba and the motivation for the exodus.
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2005/040511-boatlift.htm

Memories of Mariel: 20 Years Later
- Article describing the boatlift, emphasizing the role of the US Coast Guard.
- http://www.uscg.mil/hq/reserve/magazine/mag2000/apr2000/mariel.htm

Mirta Ojito
- A Cuban-born journalist promotes her book on her own experiences as a Mariel refugee, with a collection of articles on various aspects of the immigrants' lives in the US.
- http://mirtaojito.com/

Two decades later, Mariel boat lift refugees still feel effects of riot
- AP article reviews the experience of refugees held at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas.
- http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y01/may01/07e10.htm

The Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on the Miami Labor Market
- An empirical analysis, focusing on the effects on wages and unemployment rates of less skilled workers, showed little impact from the Cuban immigrants.
- http://www.irs.princeton.edu/pubs/pdfs/253.pdf