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10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Re: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Post by wkat4242 »

giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

I wonder what a sensible way forward for Cubans is, and their government. What would it take for the US to lift sanctions (I assume a radical shift within Cuba's government), and for Cuba itself (as a whole) to restructure their government in a way that would benefit them and everyone. Cuba would be a great travel destination. Their cigars aren't as on par anymore as far as I know, but there's potential there, Nicara…

Why does the US still have sanctions on them anyway? The missile crisis was 50 years ago. It's time to forgive.

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Post by toast0 »

giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

I wonder what a sensible way forward for Cubans is, and their government. What would it take for the US to lift sanctions (I assume a radical shift within Cuba's government), and for Cuba itself (as a whole) to restructure their government in a way that would benefit them and everyone. Cuba would be a great travel destination. Their cigars aren't as on par anymore as far as I know, but there's potential there, Nicara…

> Cuba would be a great travel destination.

It's been a while since I visited places outside the US, but one of the shocking things was travel ads for Cuba everywhere.

From what I can tell, US-Cuban relations seem to be at the whim of the US President. Most of the US population doesn't care; most of the rest of the world has fine relations with Cuba, but isn't going to pressure the US. Nobody is sending missiles to Cuba anymore.

Re: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Post by manquer »

lukevp wrote: post #7
bearjaws wrote: post #4

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The paroled non-citizens who don’t have voting rights are going to vote for trump in droves? How would this be possible exactly?

Perhaps OP means the Cuban Americans who fled before are generally pretty right wing - which is why they were persecuted by far left regime of Castro in the first place- will likely vote for Trump.

It is also perhaps possible that those citizens don't like the new wave of immigrants, it is not uncommon for groups to try and raise the ladder behind them so to speak. A surprisingly large percentage immigrants are anti-immigration .

Re: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Post by chaorace »

V__ wrote: post #9

> Most of those migrants have come to the United States in what experts call the most significant migration wave in Cuban history. With the destabilization that a population drop of 10% has, the potential for more migration in the long term and the associated costs... Wouldn't it make sense for the U.S. to invest and help Cuba? It would also have the additional benefit of maybe depriving Russia of an ally.

The current U.S. position towards Cuba continues to puzzle me. Their geopolitical stance is nowhere near being on the same level as North Korea or Iran. Given Cuba's proximity and relative productive capacity you'd think that we'd be easy allies if only they hadn't upset a bunch of dead politicians 60 years ago.

Re: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Post by stefan_ »

giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

I wonder what a sensible way forward for Cubans is, and their government. What would it take for the US to lift sanctions (I assume a radical shift within Cuba's government), and for Cuba itself (as a whole) to restructure their government in a way that would benefit them and everyone. Cuba would be a great travel destination. Their cigars aren't as on par anymore as far as I know, but there's potential there, Nicara…

> What would it take for the US to lift sanctions

Florida to stop being a swing state? We are almost there..

Re: 10% of Cubans left Cuba between 2022 and 2023

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Post by duskwuff »

toast0 wrote: post #14
giancarlostoro wrote: post #6

I wonder what a sensible way forward for Cubans is, and their government. What would it take for the US to lift sanctions (I assume a radical shift within Cuba's government), and for Cuba itself (as a whole) to restructure their government in a way that would benefit them and everyone. Cuba would be a great travel destination. Their cigars aren't as on par anymore as far as I know, but there's potential there, Nicara…

> Cuba would be a great travel destination. It's been a while since I visited places outside the US, but one of the shocking things was travel ads for Cuba everywhere. From what I can tell, US-Cuban relations seem to be at the whim of the US President. Most of the US population doesn't care; most of the rest of the world has fine relations with Cuba, but isn't going to pressure the US. Nobody is sending missiles to C…

> Nobody is sending missiles to Cuba anymore.

Or are they?

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/12/americas/russian-navy-cuba-in...

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