A new poll of Cuban-Americans is perplexing some news analysts:
The longtime U.S. trade embargo still has the support of a majority of Cuban Americans surveyed – 57.5 percent – but that was down substantially from 66 percent three years ago and was the lowest level since the survey was first launched in 1991. The survey showed 55.2 percent of those polled favor “unrestricted” travel to Cuba, though a majority of those registered to vote still oppose that option… … The poll’s show, however, that Cuban Americans are divided in their opinions depending on how long they’ve been in the United States and that they are skeptical that a quick change will happen on the island. Those who’ve been the United States longest favor the toughest policy. They are also the most likely to be U.S. citizens and therefore registered to vote. Some attitudes seem contradictory: a narrow majority favors a U.S. invasion of Cuba, but a bigger majority supports a restoration of diplomatic ties between Havana and Washington.
What’s the contradiction? I assume that we would restore diplomatic ties between Havana and Washington immediately after the liberation.






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