gone on since 1961 when president eisenhower severed diplomatic relations with cuba over these past 54 years. it s almost breath taking to see what s happened over the past six months so don t you agree? i agree with that wolf. but it s not very surprising. the obama administration needed a foreign policy victory. they have not had successes in iran iraq syria the palestinian israeli talks, et cetera. so this came very handily as a very as a good political success story at a low cost. for the cuban it was very convenient because as you know, wolf cuba s economy is in a shambles they are dependent on venezuelan oil, venezuela is doing badly and nobody knows how long venezuela will continue subsidizing cuba with oil.
in miami were very very - staunchly against any measure, any kind of opening the cuba. overall i think time has made its mark on this issue and there s cuba fatigue in this community. people are resigned and hoping for the best. andres stay with us because i want you to continue our conversation on donald trump and mexico. patrick, get ready, you ll be busy over these next several weeks and months john kerry, the secretary of state, he will go to havana where you are right now to reopen that u.s. embassy in july. guy, thanks very much andres don t leave. still ahead, donald trump is rising in the polls, sparking a media frenzy. are his candid comments on mexico and migrants helping his campaign? our political experts getting ready to weigh in. plus they say three is a crowd what about 16?
let me go to you first, patrick, how unusual was it that state run television would carry president obama s rose garden speech live. i only remember one other time, that was december 7 with this new path of cuban/u.s. relations was announced. the fact that they would carry his speech, have subtitles is near unprecedent eded things no one expected to take place are taking place. is it was a short ceremony an exchange of letters from both presidents but that marked the end of the cold war in terms of cuba. on july 20 the relations between these two countries will be resumed there will be a cuban embassy in washington, d.c. and we re told later on in the summer secretary kerry is expected to travel to havana and reopen the u.s. embassy in havana. a moment of tremendous symbolism, wolf. when you think about what s
it s tough to get the spokesman from albany to say anything about what happens in there. fortunately now people will speak out because of this. so lose the honor block and what other thing? lose the honor block, then - you have visiting rooms. they need to be more secure. they need to be non-contact. there s no reason for an inmate s family to pass any contraband to them whatsoever. they need glass, they need a telephone to talk on and it will eliminate 95% of the contraband. because some of the fears are they may have been able to even pass heroin in that visiting room when a spouse comes in. jeff thanks for joining us. good recommendations. still ahead, a major milestone after half a century of hostility between the united states and cuba. the landmark deal that will see embassies reopening, diplomatic ties fully restored. we re going live to havana. plus donald trump s straight talk has him in hot water with mexico but strikes a chord with voters.
both sides needed it for different reasons. andres you here in miami, we ve seen the reaction of cuban-american bus it s a generational difference. the grandparent, people who came from here cuba they may have a different attitude towards cuba than their children or grandchildren. talk a bit about that. yeah that is by and large true wolf. overall there s a lot of cuba fatigue in the miami community. it s been $50 years. the million polled and said overall nationwide about 60% of cuban-americans support this and 40% oppose it but in south florida you have to opposite. you have about 60% opposing it and about 50% 40 plus percent supporting it. yet this is astounding that 10 15 20 years ago the overwhelming majority of cubans