Visiting Cuba
Two A list entertainers visit Havana and a famous blogger from Havana visits Miami and on a third front a couple kidnaps their own children, hop on a sail boat and go about 320 miles from Florida's west coast to the Hemingway Marina in Cuba.
In Miami, these three stories make the front page of the front page of The Miami Herald.
Beyonce and J Zee ignite inquiries from local politicians about possibly breaking the trade embargo with Cuba that does not allow most Americans to visit Cuba as tourists. Cultural, educational, or humanitarian visits are allowed, but in practice unless you are a former Cuban refugee visiting family, the process is complicated and still expensive.
While BJZ are visiting the island, Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban dissadent blogger of note with a lot of followers is visiting Miami and visits the Miami Herald editorial board, Miami Dade College and local supporters. I'm surprised the the Cuban government has allowed her to travel as much as she has on this latest tour.
The Hakken parents kidnapped their children from their grandparents who had been granted custody of the two children. After landing in Cuba, Cuban authorities arrested the parents and arranged to send the parents and children back to the United States. This matter was resolved as soon as possible, in contrast to the Elian Gonzalez case.
Today, it was announced that the BJZ trip was legal, even though the media coverage of the trip might have lead people to believe otherwise. I'm sure there was a little vacation time stuffed into the music exchange.
The fate of Yoani Sanchez, when and if she returns to Cuba is still to be seen. She has a few more weeks of travel on the 80 day visa.
I'm wondering if there will really be such a thing as immigration reform in the US.
In Miami, these three stories make the front page of the front page of The Miami Herald.
Beyonce and J Zee ignite inquiries from local politicians about possibly breaking the trade embargo with Cuba that does not allow most Americans to visit Cuba as tourists. Cultural, educational, or humanitarian visits are allowed, but in practice unless you are a former Cuban refugee visiting family, the process is complicated and still expensive.
While BJZ are visiting the island, Yoani Sanchez, a Cuban dissadent blogger of note with a lot of followers is visiting Miami and visits the Miami Herald editorial board, Miami Dade College and local supporters. I'm surprised the the Cuban government has allowed her to travel as much as she has on this latest tour.
The Hakken parents kidnapped their children from their grandparents who had been granted custody of the two children. After landing in Cuba, Cuban authorities arrested the parents and arranged to send the parents and children back to the United States. This matter was resolved as soon as possible, in contrast to the Elian Gonzalez case.
Today, it was announced that the BJZ trip was legal, even though the media coverage of the trip might have lead people to believe otherwise. I'm sure there was a little vacation time stuffed into the music exchange.
The fate of Yoani Sanchez, when and if she returns to Cuba is still to be seen. She has a few more weeks of travel on the 80 day visa.
I'm wondering if there will really be such a thing as immigration reform in the US.
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