On Wednesday, Ricardo Alarcon, head of Cuba's National Assembly and Castro's key man for U.S. - Cuban relations, said the convictions prove the homes of those uncles are no place for Elian.  Practically everyone surrounding him either has been, or may be in the future, joining the prison system in the U.S. That's not the best interest of the child,  Alarcon (told) reporters in Havana.  
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