xpost House Repukes vote to rescind new Cuba policy and further damage Cuban families

[flamingdem]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1352271

[rabs]

1. Wonder what the Miami Cuban reaction will be?

For, or against, Mario D-B.

Probably a majority of the 400,000 who went to the island last year live in Miami and South Florida. Rlatives on the island will be clamoring too, about the possible loss of remittances.

This could backfire big time on Mario D-B., whether or not the amendment advances. The damage was done today and it will spread like wildfire along Calle Ocho and is probably already being argued at the Versailles.

[Billy Burnett]

2. A gift to the Bahamas, DR, and smugglers.

Offshoring, and criminality. Two strong repug traits.

[flamingdem]

3. I don't know about the Bahamas, DR connection

is this about funneling money?

[joshcryer]

4. I think so. The ability for anyone to send money means that they lose their control over...

...local dissidents and it creates more that would not fall in line.

A small but powerful minority of Miami ex-pats still want their land back and the new democratic movement in Cuba says that is untenable and just not going to happen.