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The 2022 FIU Cuba Poll (II)
Which are the links that Cuban Americans have with family on the island? Here we present what we learn from these questions.
Published in OnCubanews, October 31, 2022
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
-Old Cuban Proverb. Really.
The Politics of Family Separation/Reunification
The “mangos bajos” of U.S. Cuba policy has always been the theme of family reunification. Cubans, most Cubans, have strong family alliances that survive the anguish of migration. The 2022 FIU Cuba Poll measures the extent and nature of some of these ties when we ask questions about the links that Cuban Americans have with family on the island. Here we present what we learn from these questions.
While the Biden administration has done little to differentiate itself from the Trump administration when it comes to Cuba policy, the little it has done effects the ability of Cuban families to reunite or assist each other across the Florida Straits. In May 2022, the United States announced the resumption of the Cuban Family Reunification Parole (CFRP) program which was established in 2007 and suspended during the Trump years, as well as the resumption of visa granting…
