Are Americans allowed to travel to Cuba?
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sparkyzaps180are you even in this world? last january  2005  president bush abd phidel castro made an agreement that noone from cuba goes to american and noone from america goes to america.and no they are not allowed but if they want 2 see their families or anyone they have to go somewhere else to see go to any website its recent news comone peoplesmell the damn coffe
899357
Read up on the  Policy call 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot'\n\nby the way Cubans are here legally
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As I understand it, the so-called Law of Cuban Adjustment  grants automatic refuge to illegal Cuban immigrants.\n\nTherefore, I have to say that the US Government is promoting it.
1127452
I hope the answers given by the Americans on here , aren't representative of the views of all Americans. There's got to be SOME Americans who are good guys. \nAs previously mentioned by others, only more eloquently, America invaded and 'stole' this bay about 100 hundred years ago, as it was strategically sited for access to the whole of the Caribbean. (It has carried out this strategy many times since, all over the world). To make it look legal, the US sends Cuba a 'rental cheque' every year, which Cuba has never cashed.\nEffectively, the US are squatters in Cuba, they have no linternationally recognised legal right to be there.
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I have been to Cuba and am not American.  Ignore any misinformation you see about Cuba from the American government.\n\nBasically, in the 1920s-1950s Cuba was used by America as a sleazy tourist resort where Americans were 1st class citizens and Cubans were treated like cr*p.  \n\nThe revolution kicked America out of Cuba (rightfully) and gave the country back to the Cubans.\n\nThrough Americas ongoing sanctions against Cuba it has become poorer throughout the decades and is a country that seems locked in the 1950s - with 50s style cars, little traffic, minimal material items and food rationing among Cubans.  \n\nSince the 90s, major European countries and Canada have been trading with Cuba and have helped to build up the Cuban economy (slightly) primarily through tourism.  \n\nThe majority of people in Cuba are poor and rely on either cash from outside their country or tourism to survive.  There are no rich people in Cuba, even the politicians lead moderate lives. \n\nThere are few jobs but people have other important aspects to their lives - music for example.  Music plays a big part  in Cuban culture and it is common to hear live music echoing through the streets.\n\nOne of the conflicts in Cuban society now is how to deal with touts becoming rich through tourism.  A dollar is worth a lot of money in Cuba, so you have Doctors working away for maybe $30/month, whereas touts can loiter in tourist areas hassling tourists and easily earn $30/day.   \n\nGenerally though, Cuba is an interesting place to visit and will change massively in the next few years once Castro dies, but if you do visit dont expect it to be ANYTHING like life you know in the US of A.\n\nOh - And yes, Cuba DOES have the Internet!!  Uncensored I may add!
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The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 said that anyone who fled Cuba and reached the United States would be granted U.S. Citizenship one year later.\n\nThis act was created as a reaction against the communist government of Cuba.  Those who made it here were recognized as political refugees (whether they were truly politically persecuted or not).\n\nThe policy has since been modified to the Wet Feet/Dry Feet policy.  If the Cubans can make it the United States shore, they are granted citizenship after one year and after a background review by the Department of Homeland Security.  If they are caught anywhere in the water, they are either sent back to Cuba or sent to a third party 'neutral' nation.
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Most Americans are not fortunate enough to find opportuinty to travel (ie. costs alot, or prior responsibilities limit travel).  They find comfort to in their common surroundings while most humans do as well.\n\nThe US is also a VERY large country (almost as big as Europe) so travel in the US is like travelling in the EU but without the different languages.\n\nAmericans also are notorious to NOT learn a second language, and this seriously limits travel options.\n\nKeep travelling!
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partly, yes. Cuba, as you know is a commie country who hates America (or at least Fidel Castro does). I think bush is too paranoid...
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No one in the USA, citizen, or not is allowed to bring Cuban cigars onto USA soil. The penalty is 50,000. per cigar, if you get caught in the USA, with them, due to the embargo against Cuba. I discovered this during a cruise, by a US Customs official. We could smoke them while on the ship, and encouraged to attend the cocktails, and Cohibas party the night before arriving to dock. It was a cruise to remember. Several people were detained, their bags open, and dogs working the contents, once we docked. I suspect that if only cigars were found, they would be confiscated. I took no chances.
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America kept Cuban boat people under a overpass in Miami, Florida for a year, before we let them out in society. They were mostly from Castro's prisons.
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Yes I agree with you. Cubans can stay in the U.S as long as they reach U.S soil, and no one throws a fuse. Are Canadian borders are left open and no one throws a fuse. But God forbid Mexicans coming over to look for work is a cause for panic.
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Beginning on January 1, 2008, travellers to and from Canada will need to have a passport or "other secure, accepted document" to enter or re-enter the United States.  I know this answer doesn't directly address you question of going TO Candada, but you will soon need a passport to RETURN from Canada.
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They have in the past.  I believe it was in the 1980's when Castro put some of the worst criminals and the mentally ill on boats and sent them to the US on a "leave Cuba without being shot" type of day.  The US was waiting to deport them when the prisoners rioted in Atlanta and someplace in Mississippi I think.  Bottom line is, he can and probably will get deported, or else, spend a good chunk of time in Federal Prison.
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A visa is not your permission to enter the country.  it is merely your authorization to board a plane heading to the country and stand before the immigrations officer.  the immigrations officer has every right to refuse a visa holder based on any number of reasons.  this was the case long before 9/11.
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Some countries you can, Some countries you cant. You can get in Russia but you cant in USA
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SO is POMPTON LAKES NJ, I love Fla though, OPa Locka is near the Miami airport, When Castro dies,Dont worry all the cubans can go back home,and it should be safer then!!
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There isn't, nor ever has been, a Communist country - only feeble attempts by Communist politicians and governments.  But while Capitalism still has a foothold, Communism could never occur.\n\nThe US trade embargo on Cuba exists because the US government under various Presidents don't like Cuba's regime under Fidel Castro and are waiting for him to die.\n\nChina no longer suffers any US embargo because they have embraced Capitalism with fervour and, if you compare whats going on in Gauntanamo Bay (which is on Cuban soil without permission from the Cuban government) with Chinas record on Human Rights, the US has a close ally in terms of treating people badly, unfairly and cruelly.\n\nYou have asked a good question which invokes a lot of history, politics, law and economics - well done.