Obama Lifts Restrictions on Cuban American Travel to Cuba
13 Apr 2009
As was speculated last week, President Obama will lift all travel restrictions for Cuban-Americans, allowing them to visit the island as many times and for as long as they like.
“Restrictions on the families will be lifted,” said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.The official said an announcement lifting all restrictions on travel and remittances by Cuban-Americans to the island would come later in the day.
It would be the first time since 1982 that Cuban-Americans would be free to travel back and forth between the United States and Cuba.
Also lifted are restrictions on remesas, the monetary remittances sent by Cuban Americans to family back on the island, which were — previously capped at $300 every 3 months — and packages containing personal items such as clothing and personal hygiene products.
Via / AFP
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5 Responses to Obama Lifts Restrictions on Cuban American Travel to Cuba
sam
April 13th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
i was talking with friends at http://www.affluence.org about this and one commented “its the only sane thing he’s done”
Tony Chavez
April 13th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Two thumbs up for President Obama doing the right thing. We are a free nation that can travel wherever we like.
Make money become rich
April 13th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
I commend president Obama on this decision. I think that the ban on travel to Cuba from US soil is an antiquated idea that needed to be lifted.
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