Over 100 Democratic House members have signed a letter urging President Biden to lift restrictions that make it more difficult to send remittances and goods to Cuba, including food and medicine.
The Biden administration says Cuba policy has been under review for nearly a year now. After historic protests in July, in which thousands of people took to the streets, the U.S. “,” Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council’s senior director for the Western Hemisphere, said recently.
The letter noted that the U.S. does not restrict remittances to most sanctioned countries and that the Biden administration restarted remittances to Afghanistan through Western Union, “showing you are aware of the importance that remittance channels have for countries facing humanitarian and economic crises.”
“Allowing travel to Cuba would increase the flow of necessary humanitarian supplies to the island and the amount and distribution of money and goods sent directly into the hands of Cubans,” the letter said. “Maintaining the blockade at this time is a complete genocide that affects the people and families of Cuba,” he added.
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