The Helms-Burton Act of 1996 stipulates that Congress alone can change embargo policies.
Let your Senators and Representatives know how you feel about the embargo. If your congressional representatives already oppose the embargo, let them know that you appreciate their position and will support them for it.
Those of us who have taken part in lobbying efforts in the past have often heard variations on this theme from members of the Senate and House or their staff: “We don’t hear enough from your side. The other guys are here all the time.”
They want to hear from us.
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To:
The President of the United States
The U.S. Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives
End the Cuban Embargo
The Cuban Embargo should end because it is ineffective, counterproductive, and unpopular. The embargo has not worked for the past 52 years. It has actually strengthened Communism because it has allowed the Castros to use the embargo as a scapegoat for the problems their disastrous rule has caused. 67 percent of Americans and 57 percent of Cuban Americans favor lifting the travel ban. Cuban citizens would also love for the embargo to end.
The embargo is a double standard. It is true that Cuba is a repressive Communist state, but so is China. Unless the U.S. pursues a consistent policy of sanctions against politically repressive regimes, the case against Cuba doesn’t hold up very well. It also restricts our freedom of movement. Cuba is the only country in the world that we are restricted by our own government from visiting freely. It makes little sense that it is easier to go to North Korea (from the American end of things) than it is to travel to our Caribbean neighbor.
As of April 21, 2011, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control released new travel guidelines for travel to Cuba that mirror the intentions of President Obama’s directive aimed at liberalizing the regulations. Under these guidelines, many groups that have been previously denied access to Cuba can now travel under either general or specific licenses.
To travel to Cuba, you must be eligible under regulations published by the U.S. Treasury Department. There are two kinds of licenses: a General License, which requires no permission or advance notification to U.S. officials; and a Specific License, an actual piece of paper for which one needs to apply to the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) which oversees the travel restrictions within the U.S. Treasury Department.
We invite you to learn how to make your trip to Cuba
possible below.
These summaries are meant only as a guides. We suggest that you confirm your eligibility with a licensed travel service provider or with an attorney. For more detailed information and examples of what is and is not licensable you can view the full guidelines on OFAC’s website.
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