Émigrés in US condemn Trump's measures against Cuba

The Marti Alliance, which is made up of Cuban émigrés in Miami, the United States, on Monday condemned the measures taken by the administration of President Donald Trump against their country of origin.

According to a press release, the organization opposes the latest measure: the suspension of flights by US airlines to Cuba, except the Jose Marti International airport in Havana, starting on December 10.

The decision, announced three days ago, complements a series of aggressive restrictions adopted by the incumbent US administration to roll back the bilateral rapprochement that started in late 2014, during the Barak Obama administration (2009-2017).

According to a communiqué from the Department of State, that action, criticized by several congress people and other prominent figures, is aimed at preventing the Cuban Government from 'accessing hard currencies from US travelers'.

The Department of State did not mention, however, that in addition to hinder US citizens' travels, it also affects hundreds of thousands of Cuban-Americans who visit their relatives in Cuba every year.

According to the Marti Alliance, that criminal escalation of measures against the Cuban people, who have suffered Washington's economic blockade for nearly 60 years, shows the US government's decision to further tighten the siege.

We understand that a fundamental reason is to get support from the Cuban-American reactionary sector in Florida for the reelection of the discredited President Trump in 2020, the organization added.

'We only have the option of joining efforts to make Trump's electoral defeat possible in Florida in the upcoming presidential elections,' the Marti Alliance insisted.

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