It has been 50 years since events during the Cold War prompted the United States to impose an economic embargo on Cuba. The USSR, whose military presence on the island precipitated these actions, collapsed 21 years ago and no longer poses a military threat.
The Cuban situation, vis-à-vis cold war era national security concerns, no longer exists and Cuba no longer presents a military threat to the United States.
The Cuban-American vote in South Florida has engendered a religious adherence to the maintenance of the economic boycott. As a result, politicians have avoided any serious discussion of its merits.
We have no legal or rational justification for continuing this policy and should immediately and unilaterally lift all travel, trade, and financial restrictions regarding Cuba!