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U.S. to ease travel restrictions to Cuba, Obama administration officials say
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Soon you can, White House sources say.
The Obama administration is set to announce significantly loosened restrictions on travel to the Communist country as soon as next week, officials told the New York Times on Tuesday.
The shift would make America’s rules on travel to Cuba similar to what they were under President Bill Clinton, when the U.S. government supported “people-to-people” interactions between Americans and Cubans.
Travel restrictions were tightened under 1996 legislation, and again during George W. Bush’s Presidency.
The new changes would make it easier for American academic, religious and cultural groups to visit Cuba, making room for a cultural dialogue between the two countries while leaving in place the decades-old embargo against the Communist government, The Associated Press reports.
Though some congressional aides said the administration is afraid the changes could spark a political backlash and is waiting to announce the policies until after the midterm elections, others told the Times that the announcement will be made before Congress returns from its recess in mid-September.
Continue Reading at New York Daily News.
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