The Associated Press has reported senior U.S. officials have said President Obama plans to announce a policy change toward Cuba before the Summit of Americas April 17-19 in Trinidad and Tobago. The President recently signed legislation that rolled back rules imposed by the Bush administration that limited Cuban travel by Americans to just two weeks every 3 years and confined visits to immediate family members.
The legislation that Obama signed now allows Americans with relatives in Cuba to visit once a year, stay as long as they want and spend up to $179 a day. That is a common sense change that should have been made years ago.
Hopefully President Obama will continue to change our policy that will bring that Island and its people into a relationship as close allies for the benefit of both countries. A free Cuba to manage its own affairs with a good relationship between both countries will be a benefit for the hemisphere.
I have written in a recent and past posts about American-Cuban relations that our past policies should be updated to fit the times we are living in. A country only 90 miles from our shore line would be better as an ally and partner, than an adversary. The next step should be to lift the embargo.
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I like the posts that have been written about Cuba-American relations. A change in the position of the U.S. and Cuba is called for at this particular time. A friendly nation so close to our shore would be a positive step for both countries foreign relations. I hope it happens.
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