> > > Harris could have focused on how U.S. foreign policy pushes immigrants to > leave their homes. Instead, she ran on border security. > *Just six weeks* after Joe Biden’s inauguration, 80 House Democrats urged the newly sworn-in president to immediately renew diplomatic engagement with Cuba and end the “cruel” sanctions imposed by the Trump administration.
The letter <https://www.reuters.com/article/world/exclusive-us-house-democrats-urge-biden-to-revert-to-obama-era-cuba-detente-idUSKBN2AV1HR/> encouraged Biden to end the blockade and take executive action to reverse Trump’s policies. Biden ignored the plea. Not long after the letter was sent, a White House official told <https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2AV1HR/> Reuters that a quick Cuba policy shift was not a top priority. The decadeslong U.S. embargo against Cuba rolled on, hitting the Cuban people first and foremost. During the pandemic, this sanctions regime led to severe food and medical shortages on the island. People left in droves. > > https://theintercept.com/2024/11/07/harris-trump-election-immigration-border/ > > > not yet to friends or FB > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33498): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33498 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109521791/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-