Domestic politics tie Biden s hands on Cuba
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17/07/2021 - 03:32 People in Miami, Florida protest to show support for Cubans demonstrating against their government CHANDAN KHANNA AFP 4 min
Washington (AFP)
Hopes that President Joe Biden would ease draconian trade and travel restrictions with Cuba laid down by his predecessor are caught hostage to domestic politics and the vocal Cuban-American community opposed to Havana, analysts say.
Biden was vice president when Barack Obama thawed relations with the Caribbean country in 2014, reopening diplomatic missions, cutting back a decades-old embargo, permitting US tourists to visit and imports from the communist-controlled island.
But the support inside the United States for last weekend s anti-government protests across Cuba, and the tight math surrounding Biden s Democrats control of Congress, explain why he has not reversed the extreme punitive measures against Havana put in
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Miami Democrats, progressives and Black Lives Matter torn on Cuba protests response Alex Daugherty, Miami Herald
For four days, the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida deliberated and drafted a statement in response to historic anti-regime protests in Cuba.
On Thursday, the organization made its position public. The statement didn’t include support for the protests or call out violence from the Cuban military and police. Instead, it focused on a call to end the U.S. embargo.
“The DPCF demands the one thing that the United States has within its power to do right now that we know will immediately and measurably improve the lives of the Cuban people suffering on the island: President Biden, lift the Cuban embargo now!” the organization said.
Florida Democrats, progressives and Black Lives Matter torn on Cuba response
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