The Ban On Travel To Cuba

American Voices

September 17, 2003 | ISSUE 39•36

The House of Representatives recently voted to end the decades-old restriction prohibiting travel to Cuba. What do you think?

But if we impose sanctions for just one more year, we could still win the Cold War.

Charlie Todd
Financial Examiner
What flake thought up this stupid bill? Oh, U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ).

Mary Regan
Appraiser
Tom DeLay claims lifting restrictions will support Fidel's 'thugocracy.' And who would know better than an elected Thugocrat?"

Porter Mason
Podiatrist
Our country should not recognize the tyrant Castro until the land that belonged to the tyrant Batista is returned to its rightful mob owners.

David Berman
Paramedic
Making Cuba accessible to Americans would encourage reforms there, as it did in the once-oppressive republics of the Bahamas, Aruba, and South Padre Island.

Jane Borden
Systems Analyst
We all know imposing sanctions doesn't work. It seems our only option is to strike now.

Rob Webber
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