{"id":2633,"date":"2016-07-11T22:44:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/?p=2633"},"modified":"2016-07-11T22:44:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T22:44:23","slug":"7-11-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2016\/07\/11\/7-11-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"7\/11\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida International University [FIU] poll conducted between July 11, 2016, and Aug. 12, 2016, of 1,000 Cuban-American residents of Miami-Dade County: \u201cRespondents were asked how well they thought the U.S. embargo of Cuba was working. An overwhelming majority, 81%, expressed the view that the embargo was &#8216;not working at all&#8217; or &#8216;not very well.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Florida International University, \u201c2016 FIU Cuba Poll: How Cuban Americans in Miami View U.S. Policies Toward Cuba,\u201d CRI.FIU.edu, between July 11, 2016, and Aug. 12, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Florida International University [FIU] poll conducted between July 11, 2016, and Aug. 12, 2016, of 1,000 Cuban-American residents of Miami-Dade County: \u201cRespondents were asked how well they thought the U.S. embargo of Cuba was working. An overwhelming majority, 81%, expressed the view that the embargo was &#8216;not working at all&#8217; or &#8216;not very well.&#8217;&#8221; [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2016\/07\/11\/7-11-2016\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from 7\/11\/2016<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2460,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2003\/02\/15\/5502152003\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":0},"title":"2\/15\/2003","author":"AmarkData","date":"February 15, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"\"South Florida\u2019s Cuban-American community is expressing unprecedented support for easing elements of the United States\u2019 embargo of Cuba. In a public opinion poll conducted for the Miami Herald in February 2003, among Cuban-Americans living in South Florida, there is significant support for ending the travel ban, lifting the cap on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2459,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2002\/12\/03\/5491232002\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":1},"title":"12\/3\/2002","author":"AmarkData","date":"December 3, 2002","format":false,"excerpt":"\"\u2018Despite longstanding disagreements between the United States and Cuba, four decades of an embargo have not led to solutions. Expanding communication, not continued isolation, is a productive step toward advancing U.S.-Cuban relations and toward addressing U.S. concerns about political liberties and economic reform in Cuba,\u2019 according to Brian Alexander, Executive\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2479,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2003\/04\/03\/569432003\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":2},"title":"4\/3\/2003","author":"AmarkData","date":"April 3, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Two armed men commandeered a ferry today [April 3, 2003] in Havana and set a course for Florida, the second time in two days that Cuban hijackers have taken hostages as they tried to flee to the United States. The F.B.I. said 15 to 20 people were aboard the 45-foot\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2478,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/2003\/04\/01\/568412003\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":3},"title":"4\/1\/2003","author":"AmarkData","date":"April 1, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"\"A man using two fake hand grenades commandeered a passenger plane from Cuba to Florida on Tuesday [April 1, 2003], in a 14-hour ordeal that, for a few hours at least, united the U.S. and Cuban governments in an effort to stop the hijacking. The truce was short-lived: Within hours\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;quotes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"quotes","link":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/category\/quotes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2316,"url":"https:\/\/archive.amarkfoundation.org\/cubanembargo\/1992\/10\/15\/40610151992\/","url_meta":{"origin":2633,"position":4},"title":"10\/15\/1992","author":"AmarkData","date":"October 15, 1992","format":false,"excerpt":"\"October 15 [1992]. U.S. Congress passes the Cuban Democracy Act, which prohibits foreign-based subsidiaries of U.S. companies from trading with Cuba, travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens, and family remittances to Cuba. The law allows private groups to deliver food and medicine to Cuba. 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