Among the primary school children investigated, to whom “the dynamic of the five wishes” was applied, the majority responded first: “leave the country.”
14ymedio, Havana, 30 April 2024 — The “migrant dream” of Cubans is under the magnifying glass of researchers at the Universidad de Oriente, in Santiago de Cuba. The official press dedicated an article this Tuesday to reviewing the “concern” of academics over a series of factors that keep the province in demographic check: the youth stampede, the aging population, high infant mortality and low fertility.
After collecting data on migration among students from five schools of different studies, the Department of Psychology of the Santiago university identified multiple “atypical situations,” as they describe the fact of leaving the country. The study was launched as part of a Migration Research Project, and although it does not offer figures, it does draw revealing conclusions.
The consequence for the young people who stay is total “demotivation for studies”
The battalion of “sociologists, educators, journalists, social and economic communicators, psychiatrists” under the command of Dr. Raida Dusu, head of the project, noted that Cuban families have suffered serious “alterations.” Adolescents and young people – who emigrate more frequently – “replaced” their family role of “studying” or “building identity” to become the family “providers,” a role that would normally belong to their parents.
The exodus “modifies life projects,” affects “friendship and couple relationships” and “transforms the ways in which development tasks are faced at certain stages of life,” Dusu warned. The consequence for the young people who remain is total “demotivation for studies.” When questioned