BY: THE HILL
As today's Miami Herald (finally) reports, the Castro regime only allows carefully-vetted, politically "non-threatening," Cuban-Americans to travel to the island.
So how can these pre-approved Cuban-Americans become "ambassadors for freedom" or "foster the beginnings of grassroots democracy," as President Obama claimed in his policy rationale for unlimited travel to Cuba?
They don't -- instead, they financially and politically empower Cuba's ruling emperor (who gives the ultimate thumbs up or down).
From The Miami Herald:
Many Cubans living abroad can't return to Cuba
Havana has banned the visits of thousands of Cubans now living abroad.
Tampa teenager Melissa González wanted to visit her ailing grandfather in Cuba. But her travel agency told her that the Cuban government had turned down her request for an entry permit, without explanation.
No doubt, said her father, Jorge Luis Gonzalez Tanquero, she was turned down because he is a former political prisoner who spent 7 ½ years in prison and has continued to blast the Cuban government since his arrival in South Florida in February.
Whatever the reason, Melissa now belongs to the little-known group of Cubans living abroad who are banned by Havana from visiting the island — anywhere from 77,000 to 300,000 — for reasons that range from illegal departures from Cuba to political activism.
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