Since he was rescued, Elian has been flooded with toys, visited Disney World, celebrated his first Christmas in the United States and started attending first grade

January 5, 2000
Web posted at: 10:28 p.m. EST (0328 GMT)

(CNN) -- While anti-Castro groups protest U.S. immigration authorities' decision to send 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez back to his Cuban father, imagine how the youngster's mind must be spinning.

He escaped from the communist island, survived a shipwreck in the Florida Straits, was dazzled by Disney World and became the target of an international tug-of-war.

Pretty heady stuff for a youngster who hasn't yet learned to read.

Watch this report as it considers all the forces now focused on the child.

ALSO Cuban boy's relatives begin fight to block his return to Cuba    VIDEO Correspondent Anne McDermott looks at how Elian Gonzalez is dealing with all the attention. (January 5) Real 28K 80K Windows Media 28K 80K

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