Cuba travel has been a hot topic since President Obama landed in office, and in the past few months, the issue has seriously picked up momentum. Now, a new poll shows that Cuban Americans have drastically changed their opinion on traveling freely between Cuba and the US in the past seven years.
According to the Miami Herald, the same poll was done by Bendixen & Associates in 2002, and displayed that only 46 percent of Cuban Americans thought that US and Cuban citizens should be able to travel without restrictions back and forth. Now, the 2009 survey shows that 59 percent would like to ban restrictions and open travel opportunities.
In 2002, 47 percent of Cuban Americans opposed the idea completely, and now, only 29 percent show opposition toward the change. According to the survey, the majority of Cuban Americans also wish Cuba would have free elections, guaranteed human rights, and freedom for political prisoners.
Politicians and officials are taking this as a positive sign, saying that people of all age groups are hoping for a more communicative relationship between the two countries. Currently, only Cuban Americans are allowed to visit Cuba without restrictions.
As of right now, Congress is looking at three separate bills to lift all restrictions for Cuba-US travel.
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