Posted on 04/13/2009 9:58:07 AM PDT by Sleeping Freeper
At today’s daily White House briefing, White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs will announce that the administration will lift travel, remittance, mail and business restrictions relating to the Communist nation of Cuba.
The changes will allow unlimited visits to family members on the island as well as unlimited remittances -- the cash recent immigrants to the U.S. send to relatives back home. President Bush imposed stricter restrictions on both in 2004.
"As hard as we search, we can't find anyone who thinks the limitations Bush put on family travel and family remittances in 2004 were a good idea," a senior administration official tells ABC News.
The Obama administration will also take steps to enhance the flow of information by allowing U.S. telecommunications networks to link the U.S. and Cuba; and will allow an expansion of humanitarian items that can be sent to the island (including clothing, personal hygiene items and fishing equipment). It will remain illegal to send items to senior government officials and members of the Communist Party. "These steps are being taken in support of the Cuban people's desire to freely determine their own future and to open up the space needed to see democratic progress in Cuba," says a White House official.
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So can we order cigars off the internet yet? :)
We will NEVER be considered the greatest nation ever again and WE are the ones who voted for this "change".
Sad scenario.
“I didn’t see anything about the most important issue: Can I buy Cuban cigars now?”
No but more will show up on the return of family visits.
“Perhaps this flips FL back to being a red state. IMO, Elian Gonzales won the election for GWB in 2000.”
The gift that never ends or forgets. This is not a bad thing except you know it is a precursor to Obama embracing Castro. That’s coming.
Another day, another Obama disgrace. I need a barf bag to read anything in the paper these days.
His handlers must be very proud of the payback on their investment...
I think he had the deal in place before he was elected.
No, just lots more support/votes from those south of the border.
Will they never learn?
-PJ
obama needs a new playground.
You’re right. But, it’s not much of a surprise coming from Barry and the gang.
Do you mean Mexico/Mexicans? Or Barry linking up (officially) with the Castros, Chavez and the lefty leader of Brazil?
... my head hurts big time. Dims are undoing everything and remaking it in their image.
legitimized?
Heck, he idolizes them.
I heard Bobby Rush speak.
He’s either got a really bad speech impediment,
or he’s mentally deficient.
Seems to me that Florida will be permanently in the Democrat column by 2012.
Chavez, Castro and Brazil’s leader. Mexico will be taken care of when 0 legalizes the illegals and their relatives gain renewed confidence in coming across.
JUST LOVE HOW HE BOWS TO THE COMMIES N MUSLIMS..HIS TRUE COLORS
This guy has done everything we thought he was going to do.
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