Cuba government supporters go silent again.
“Reversing a three-year trend downward, the number of undocumented Cubans intercepted at sea or who reached U.S. shores in the past 12 months soared by more than 100 percent
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Cuba government supporters go silent again.
“Reversing a three-year trend downward, the number of undocumented Cubans intercepted at sea or who reached U.S. shores in the past 12 months soared by more than 100 percent
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Here is your history in check read for today.
(miamiherald.com) A group of prominent African Americans, traditionally sympathetic to the Cuban revolution, have for the first time condemned Cuba, demanding Havana stop its “callous disregard” for black Cubans and declaring that “racism in Cuba . . . must be confronted.”
“We know first-hand the experiences and consequences of denying civil freedoms on the basis of [...]
On the vast political map of any nation, you will always find a group of individuals the political class can always depend upon to keep them in power. I call this group of individuals “The Ignorant Class”.
It’s people like Rep. Diane Watson of California who will never be questioned or even challenged by the ignorant [...]
Rep. Kendrick Meek opposes remittances to Cuba
At a Monday morning rally for his U.S. Senate campaign, Meek said he supports curbing the amount of money Cuban Americans can send to their relatives because the communist government takes a 20 percent cut.
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‘I want to talk to the president about the unlimited remittances, if that’s what he [...]
“To see all of these myths melt right in front of my eyes was something to behold,” he said. “We’ve been led to believe that the Cuban people are not free, and they are repressed by a vicious dictator, and I saw nothing to match what we’ve been told.” (Congressman Emanuel Cleaver)
Apparently, the people are [...]
State Department spokesman Robert Wood had this to say regarding the recent trip to Cuba taken by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.
“Members of Congress have the right to travel where they want and to discuss issues with whom they want,” Wood said. “And I am sure members of that delegation will be raising some [...]
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