cuba
Trump nods to Cuban exiles, rolls back ties: Experts react
*The only people who seem to benefit from the Trumpian Cuba roll-back are the entrenched anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami. And aside from some travel restrictions, not much has changed […]
Cuban “wet-foot, dry-foot” has been a point of contention among U.S. Latinos. U.S.-Cuban relations say No More.
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The big news this morning is foreign policy, and immigration policy, and not so much Trump. Although, the Trumpian border wall and the president-elect cabinet choices […]
Cuba’s madres (y padres) of invention
*This is a wonderful read, well worth the time invested. This is one of me favorite online magazines. It never disappoints. VL By Rob Waters, Craftsmanship Quarterly (30 minute read) […]
Why Chicanos Love Fidel Castro But Hate Cuban Exile Politics
*A very interesting point of view. Especially in light of this past election when Cuban-Americans and Mexican-Americans voted very differently. VL By Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly (9 minute read) […]
Cuba: Now That Fidel is Gone What Comes Next?
*While Cuban exiles celebrate in the streets of Little Havana and a nine-day mourning period begins on the island of Cuba, questions begin to emerge about what is to come in […]
Cuban Refugees Flocking to Texas Border
*President Obama spoke of improved relations between Cuba and the U.S. But for many Cubans improved relations means an end to the Cuban Adjustmant Act (CAA) that gives anyone who […]
American tourists want to see a Cuba that Cubans would rather leave behind
*Isn’t this what we come against, tourists who want to see their narrative of who we are? They’re not invested in our community, know little about us, and choose to […]
President Obama to Visit Cuba in Historic Trip Next Month
* The trip is planned for mid-March. VL By Jim Avila, Serena Marshall and Arlette Saens, ABC News (2 minute read) President Obama is planning a trip to Cuba in March, […]
Cuban-American billionaire launched campaign against Trump
*Fernandez made his billions in the health care sector and has paid for a full page ad in the Miami Herald that criticize Trump’s comments about Latinos. Any bets on […]
Cuban immigration to U.S. surges as relations warm
*The fear is that the Cuban Adjustment Act and it’s attached “wet-foot, dry-foot” policy will soon end. So Cubans are in a hurry to get here before they can’t. VL […]