United States citizens are forbidden from trading with Cubans and visiting Cuba. This petition demands that the Cuban Embargo be repealed.
The embargo was put in place in 1960 to encourage democratic reforms in Cuba and to hurt Castro’s regime. It has done neither. The Cold War is over, and Cuba is no longer a threat to the U.S. The embargo has hurt innocent Cuban citizens and kept American businesses from selling their goods in Cuba. Removing the embargo would take away Castro’s ability to blame his own failures on the embargo, and give Cubans more incentive to start businesses and improve their lives. By having more interaction with Americans, Cubans will be more likely to demand democratic reforms.