This may be old news, but I was excited to read it. After about 50 years of restrictions that have done nothing to overthrow Cuba's Communist government, Obama has indicated he will reverse these measures and actually help families instead of adhering to some cold, dead policy.
The article says Obama will do away with restrictions on when and how often Cuban-Americans can return to the island to visit relatives as well as restrictions on sending cash to relatives. Otherwise, Obama appears to support the ridiculous U.S. embargo against Cuba, but at least this is a move in the right direction.
I support this change because it only hurts average Cuban families and does nothing to hurt the Castro government. Cuba is not a democracy where the population can put pressure on its leaders to do anything. They merely suffer under threat of imprisonment, violence or intimidation.
I have a friend whose adult daughter and grandchild still live in Cuba. She can't go back to visit nor can she respond to her daughter's letters with any financial assistance. My friend and her husband have done fairly well since coming to the U.S., but she still wishes to do what any mother would do and help her daughter and grandchild who remain in Cuba.
The U.S. needs to stop giving the Castros any ammunition for their assault on the Cuban people, and I hope Obama will do even more when he becomes president.
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