Meanwhile the relatives and their political supporters have played a game of seduction and destruction with the father, Juan Miguel Gonz lez. That is the only ending that guarantees them a clear-cut political victory over Castro. I am convinced that if Juan Miguel had stepped off the plane and asked for political asylum, he would have been hailed as a hero and a perfect father and would now be reunited with his son. Instead, a relentless 11th-hour character assassination got under way, aimed at portraying him as an unfit father. No credible evidence has been presented to support the charge.
Character assassination is just one line of attack.
Such reasoning has chilling implications for every parent in Cuba, not to mention countries like China, Vietnam, North Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and many other states with questionable human rights records. The federal government quickly filed a brief arguing the argument is deeply flawed. Defect or lose your child. Now Gonz lez has appealed to the American people, asking them to write to Clinton and Reno on his behalf. I was promised that I was going to be reunited with my son.