tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503239653195967295.post2815152863283572085..comments2009-03-03T16:28:25.973-05:00Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17285764199578112393noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503239653195967295.post-29376097175757142062009-03-03T16:28:00.000-05:002009-03-03T16:28:00.000-05:00I think the ideas are old &amp; tired. We cannot continue to fund communism in Cuba. By letting the Cuban Americans work in Miami to support family members in Cuba, we are being hurting Cuba&#39;s chances at freedom &amp; we are hurting our country, the USA. We need to invest our money in our home country the USA. We are no better than any other financially motivated immigrant by continuing to send money into Castro&#39;s hands. All this needs to stop, not $3K &amp; not $1K...there needs to be no more money until Cuba is free.Delilahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04828067317213944544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503239653195967295.post-59673637046968061022008-11-13T21:02:00.000-05:002008-11-13T21:02:00.000-05:00A response to this article has been posted at the Havana Note blog.<BR/><BR/>http://thehavananote.com/2008/11/obamas_choice_on_cuba.html<BR/><BR/>"The contrary effort to influence Obama was expressed in Myriam Marquez' column in Sunday's Miami Herald. She boasts of CANF's influence and distorts Obama's position on family travel. She also echoes the CANF critique of US democracy funding, that it is not deployed effectively enough for purposes of subversion."Mambi_Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05549064503082026848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503239653195967295.post-52878136297439502132008-11-10T20:03:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:03:00.000-05:00Cuba didn't impose the blockade, so Cuba can't lift it. Cuba doesn't prevent people from the US visiting Cuba, Washington prevents that.<BR/><BR/>Cuba charges what it does to change dollars into local currency because Washington fines international banks which change US dollars in cash into electronic funds with which Cuba can pay its bills.<BR/><BR/>Marquez's complaint that Washington has no influence over Cuba is the direct result of Washington's decision to blockade Cuba.<BR/><BR/>Cuba is ready, willing and anxious to do business with Cuba. US firms participated in the Havana trade fair just last week. But US law prevents US companies from participating in the Cuban market.<BR/><BR/>Marquez couldn't care less about the people of Cuba. She only wants to get money to the political opponents of the Cuban government. But they don't have nay difficulty receiving money. Western Union works just fine.<BR/><BR/>Cuba doesn't prevent Cuban-Americans from helping their families on the island. Washington is responsible for that, 100%.Walter Lippmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308035063275057775noreply@blogger.com