Biden Takes Hard Line On Cuba.
In stark contrast to Obama era loosening of restrictions, the Biden Administration is taking a harder line on the island nation with additional sanctions. (Politico)
“President Joe Biden’s Homeland Security secretary met Thursday with prominent Cuban American activists here and announced new sanctions on Cuban regime officials, the latest move that aligns the Democrat’s policies more with Donald Trump than Barack Obama.
The Cuban-born Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas is the first Biden Cabinet official to visit Miami since the protests erupted on the communist-run island more than a month ago. His trip came as the Biden administration announced on Thursday its fourth round of sanctions on Cuban regime officials involved in the crackdown following the historic anti-government protests, which involved thousands of Cubans taking to the street across the island to call for freedom.
Mayorkas, speaking to the press following a two-hour listening session with Cuban Americans, repeatedly underscored the Biden administration’s commitment to supporting the Cuban people and nodded to critics that have argued President Joe Biden is moving too slowly and not speaking up enough on the situation in Cuba.
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President Obama opened up American relations with Cuba in a dramatic way only to see the new dawn of relations be completely curtailed by the Trump Administration. Cuba would benefit greatly from increased interactions with America and improved diplomatic exchanges would hasten democratic reforms on the island. Unfortunately, President Biden is far more conservative with his Cuba foreign policy which is causing a backwards slide in efforts to bring Cuba into 21 century. More diplomacy not less is the solution and President Biden would be wise to heed that advice.
