With the Cuban Government in a transitional state and an election year in the U.S. destined to infuse Capital Hill and the White House with new leadership the Cuban issue is once again up for debate. The leading Presidential candidates differ on their approaches to handling the Cuban regime, as do the Cuban-American candidates running for congressional seats.
Is now the time to maintain the embargo and restrictions on Cuba? Will easing it provide legitimacy and breathing room for Raul Castro’s administration?
Is the time right to ease restrictions and set forth in motion plans to open up lines of communication with the Cuban Government? Obviously the policy up until now has not proven to be effective.
There’s a school of thought out there that believes it’s time to shake the tree and see what fruits may fall. But what is the best way to squeeze some progress out of Cuba? Is it by engaging in dialog and easing the embargo or is it by tightening restrictions even more?
At the very least the push for a democratic Cuba is back on the candidates list of talking points. It’ll be very interesting to see how their positions evolve throughout the remainder of campaign season.
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I believe that the embargo should be kept as it has been for many years. I feel that most people, including Cubans, confuse the embargo with traveling to Cuba and remittances sent to family. The embargo is not synonomous to these two other issues. I feel the embargo should be kept as is but travel and remittances pushed back to how they were in 2004.
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