Welcome to matter of fact. Piece by piece, the Trump Administration has restored, and even strengthened, the u. S. Embargo of cuba that had kept americans and american money off the island for decades. The latest move just last month, the u. S. Transportation department banned airlines from servicing all cities besides havana. In june, the administration cracked down on cruise ships. Before leaving office, president barack obama opened relations with cuba. And cubans tapped into the Tourism Industry to bring in extra cash. Now, the countrys facing its worst economic set back in years. I traveled to cuba to take a look at the new restrictions and just how they are affecting the cuban people. It was great because, i mean, the flights were packed. People were coming left from right. Soledad sixto andres used to bring throngs of american tourists to cruise around havana in classic cars. Sobecae i have seenmost none. Where i used to have foulltoits juing how Many Americans have decided notm
Democrats, 202 7488000. All others, 202 7488002. We welcome your posts on facebook as well. And we look for your tweets. Send those. We will get to your calls momentarily. Again, this is a poll that came out from the Pew Research Center. A couple of the leading paragraphs that came out this weekend. A busy newsweek and we thought they get around to hearing your thoughts on this. The key take away for more than two decorates, partisan divide has been a force in politics. Today, the divide between pins and democrats on fundamental issues including the role of government, it worse education issues. Graphic what is striking is how Little Common ground there is among partisans today. Even on issues on which republicans and democrats have moved in the same direction for example, growing numbers in both parties say homosexuality should be accepted rather than discouraged the partisan differences are wider today than in the past. Directorical research joins us first thing this morning. Thank y
My name is frank mora, the director of the kimberly green Latin American Caribbean Center here at Florida International university. We are, for our friends in cspan, we are here located at the biscayne bay campus of Florida International university here in miami. We have another campus in west dade. The center that i direct is one of the institutes and programs or centers at the steven j. Green school of public and international affairs, again at Florida International university. Were just absolutely delighted to be hosting or cohosting this event. I want to thank our dean here, the dean of the Chaplin School of hospitality and tourism management, mike hampton. Thank you, dean, for supporting this. And this is a great event to have here on your campus, right . Also i want to thank another cohost, the Cuban Research institute. The director is here with us today and will be joining the panel in a second. A little bit about why were here and how we got here. Last year, the Brookings Insti
As far as being in south florida near the miami area, you listen and you of the cubans would think miami was a one horse town. They did everything, they built everything, and everybody else was sitting eating bonbons. Guest i just want to correct once again. The wet foot dry foot did start with president clinton after a migration crisis in 1994 or 19 the nice six 1996. The gentleman may be reviewed referring to the cuban adjustment act that dealt with the legal status of cubans that came early in the revolution. That legislation was passed in 1966. That is different from an executive policy taken by president clinton in the mid1990s. Host we have one more call. Independents. For caller i want to make sure im clear on this. When you say things that trump stepped back, it is things the cuban government will benefit from, correct . Guest actually, americans can continue going to airbnbs. Americans can go to cuban hotels as long as that hotel is not owned and operated by the cuban military