Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act introduced in the United States House of Representatives on Feb. 4 would allow American citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba for the first time since 1963. The bill by Rep. William Delahunt, D-Mass., and eight co-sponsors would also lift limits on travel by Cuban exiles living in the United States. The president would not be able to regulate travel to the island unless an armed conflict or armed danger arises.

This Act would allow American citizens to travel to Cuba, and could possibly bring in massive amounts of revenue for both countries, but there are also many possible negative effects to the act, and many have voiced their disaproval. Cuban officials have said that Cuban exiles should be free to visit their families any time they want, but American tourists should not be able to spend money in resorts that Cubans are banned from. Others have voiced the opinion that Cuban exiles returning to see their families are abusing their refugee priviledges.

American tourists visiting the island would undoubtedly bring in massive amounts of revenue, but these tourism dollars could inject more oxygen into the dying Castro regime. Cuba is one of five communist countries remaining on Earth, and hopefully this current regime will be diminished soon. No one wants the power of communism revived on the island of Cuba. If American tourist money can revive this communism, then Im not sure The Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act is not such a good idea. Freedom to travel between countries would be a positive benefit to this act, but abused refugee priviledges, and the possible return of communism makes this proposed Act a negative and ineffective proposal by Congress.