Word: cuba
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...Cuba Getting Out of Gitmo...
...Zedillo and former U.S. Under Secretary of State Thomas Pickering - issues a pointed message to incoming President Barack Obama. Emphasizing Latin American relations isn't just essential for the region, they say, but also for America's own peace and prosperity. Tackling transnational challenges ranging from clean energy to Cuba, the authors sketch a blueprint for galvanizing relations with our neighbors to the south...
...billion per year. Immigrants boost economic output by increasing the size of the U.S. workforce and the productivity of American firms...Immigrants pay enough or more in federal, state and local taxes to offset what they consume in public services." 3. On "rethinking a troubled relationship" with Cuba: "U.S. policy should be reframed to enable legitimate Cuban voices to shape a representative, accountable and sustainable transition to democracy." Among the major overhauls recommended are the lifting of restrictions on American travel to Cuba, repealing the communications embargo, and knocking Cuba off the "State Sponsors of Terrorism" list...
...when Hugo Chavez dubs George Bush a "devil," or when pockets of America inaccurately assign blame for U.S. unemployment levels on Latin migrants. It's that doing so will, for example, help both parties weather the global economic crisis. Some of these recommendations (like the U.S. pivoting on its Cuba policy) may not take, while others rehash what has become conventional wisdom (the war on drugs is a pricey, ill-conceived boondoggle). But on the whole, the authors make a strong case for why a deeper U.S.--Latin American partnership is too logical not to forge...
Read "How Cuba's Find Could Change the U.S. Embargo Read "Why Bolivia Quit the U.S. War on Drugs...