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DHS officials have custody of three Cubans rescued by the US Coast Guard from a Bahaman island, after almost five weeks of being stranded.

Values better than the american people. and i believe this contact will ultimately do more to empower the cuban people. i also believe that more resources should be able to research the cuban people. so were significantly increasing the amount of money sent to cuba and removing limits on remittances that support humanitarian projects, the cuban people, and the emerging cuban private sector. i believe that american businesses should not be put at a disadvantage. and that increased commerce is goo...

Aye authorized increased telecommunications connections between the united states and cuba. businesses will be able to sell goods that enable cubans to communicate with the united states and other countries. these are the steps that i can take as president to change this policy. the embargo thats been imposed for decades is now cot fied in legislation. as these changes unfold, i look forward to engaging congress in an honest and serious debate about lifting the embargo. yesterday i spoke with ra...

Trade embargo that causes enormous human toil and economic toil to our country must stop. i call on the government of the united states to remove the obstacles that impedes or restricts the links and the bonds among our peoples. >> rowell castro was the head of the military before he became commander and chief in president. julia, hes wearing his military uniform, ive seen him dressed in civilian uniform, this is an important message domestically to cubans that hes in charge. >> and to a certain...

Inner america charter. let us leave behind the legacy of both come onization and communication. the tyranny of drug cartels, dictators, and sham elections. a future of greater peace, security, and democratic development is possible, if we work together. not to maintain power, not to secure vested interests, but instead to advance the dreams of our citizens. my fellow americans, the city of miami is only 200 miles or so from havana. countless thousands of cubans have come to miami on planes, make...

And economic barrier hardened between our two countries. meanwhile, the cuban exile community in the united states made enormous contributions to our country. in politics, in business, culture, and sports. like immigrants before, cubans helped remake america, even as they felt a painful yearning for the land and families they left behind. all of this bound america and cuba in a unique relationship. once family and foe. proudly, the united states has supported democracy and human rights in cuba t...

Are people mixed feelings, angry, give me a sense of what theyre saying in little havana. >> well, as you guys were talking about earlier, there is definitely a change in the cuban community. the younger ones, theyre more accepting of releasing the embargo of cutting it down a little bit, but the people you see behind me are the ones that spent a lot of time in cuba, spent time in the political prisons there, you can imagine what theyre talking about today is a betrayal, back stabbing that all t...

Million cubans by ending unnecessary restrictions on their political, social, and economic activities. in that spirit, we should not allow u.s. sanctions to add to the burden of cuban citizens that we seek to help. to the cuban people, america extends a hand of friendship. some of you have looked to us as a source of hope, and we will continue to shine a light of freedom. others have seen us as a former come onizer content on controlling your future. liberty is the right of every man to be hones...