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. 5 References 11.3 Intercity rail 2.7 Model United Nations Program. Miami Florida Business directory Migrants to the region who wanted to develop plantations first proposed draining the Everglades in 1848 but no work of this type was attempted until 1882 Canals were constructed throughout the first half of the 20th century and spurred the South Florida economy prompting land development in 1947 Congress formed the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control Project which built 1,400 miles (2,300 km) of canals levees and water control devices the Miami metropolitan area grew substantially at this time and Everglades water was diverted to cities Portions of the Everglades were transformed into farmland where the primary crop was sugarcane Approximately 50 percent of the original Everglades has been developed as agricultural or urban areas.

In 1988 English was affirmed as the state's official language in the Florida Constitution Spanish is also widely spoken especially as immigration has continued from Latin America Twenty percent of the population speak Spanish as their first language Twenty-seven percent of Florida's population reports speaking a mother language other than English and more than 200 first languages other than English are spoken at home in the state, The 2010 US Census reported that the Latino population in Miami accounted for 70% of its total population with 34.4% of city residents being of Cuban origin 15.8% had a Central American background (7.2% Nicaraguan 5.8% Honduran 1.2% Salvadoran and 1.0% Guatemalan) 8.7% were of South American descent (3.2% Colombian 1.4% Venezuelan 1.2% Peruvian 1.2% Argentinean and 0.7% Ecuadorian) 4.0% had other Hispanic or Latino origins (0.5% Spaniard) 3.2% descended from Puerto Ricans 2.4% were Dominican and 1.5% had Mexican ancestry, 1996 48.0% 2,546,870 42.3% 2,244,536 The free MIA Mover connects the airport with the Miami Intermodal Center where the car rental facility and bus terminal has relocated the MIC also houses the airport Metrorail station and Tri-Rail terminal. . The Student Government Association presides over and funds the over 300 student clubs and organizations and honor societies at the university and has an operating budget of over $14 million the Student Government Association is split into three branches with the Executive a Legislative Student Senate and Judicial Supreme Court Due to the unique nature of a multi-campus university the president of Modesto Maidique Campus (University Park) serves as the student representative on the university's board of trustees while the president for the Biscayne Bay Campus serves as a member of the Foundation Board, College of Nursing and Health Sciences 1840 54,477 56.9% Public services Other products include sugarcane strawberries tomatoes and celery the state is the largest producer of sweet corn and green beans for the U.S. Owa Ehan 1975 Concourse B was built in 1975 for Eastern Air Lines as part of the airport's ambitious "Program 70's" initiative and first opened in 1983 During the 1980s the existing concourse was rebuilt and expanded and a new immigration and customs hall was built in the Concourse B section of the terminal allowing the concourse to process international arrivals Along with Concourse C and most of Concourse D it served as Eastern Air Lines' historical base of operations; .