MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
After half a century Cuba scraps travel restrictions, but they remain for ‘human talent’
Cuba will scrap much reviled travel restrictions starting in January, easing most Cubans' exit and return, state media said on Tuesday, in the Castro brothers’ regime first major immigration reform in half a century. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesSo how can Argentina claim the Falkland Islanders are held hostage by the UK (despite them being able to come and go as they please) and ignore the reality that Cubans are literally held hostage by their government?
Oct 17th, 2012 - 06:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0This new policy will create a fabulous display of 'the law of unintended consequences'
Oct 17th, 2012 - 06:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0Cubans reaching 18 and wondering what to do with their life will grab the list of proscribed professions and avoid every one of them like the plague. Who wants to study medicine for 7 years and be rewarded with a cage?
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Oct 17th, 2012 - 10:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0Cuba - socialism at its best. It is sooooo good there that they have to make sure no one can leave without permission.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 11:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0You guys that promote and enjoy socialism, this is the result. Or you can look at North Korea, or maybe the old USSR. Socialism is a joke and it is a joke that people can't get that through their thick skulls. Until everyone can understand this, well then we will continue to live in misery.
The thing about socialism is that it never turns out to be what was promised.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 11:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Something promised “for all” usually creates a scenario where nobody gets it.
That means that skilled workers are govt slaves. Socialism is public slavery. In private slavery at least the slaves were well cared for and not subject to genocide.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 11:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0It is state capitalism.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 11:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0Socialism creates mediocrity at best. There are no rewards for people that have a strong work ethic and no incentive for someone to work at the best......mediocrity.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 12:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina is not far away from exit visa's, that is the next step in the plan to complete the model.
I wonder if Argentine exit visas will have Peronist party membership as a prerequisite?
Oct 17th, 2012 - 12:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0NB Funny news today - Kim Jong Un's wife has gone missing. There are rumours that she may have been purged due to her refusal to wear a Kim Il Sung lapel badge - and other rumours that she is simply up the duff.
Usual not true UK team propaganda.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Many Cuban profesionals are allowed out. There are a lot of Cuban girls work the same sector as me. They are hard working girls and not interest in socialism.
suzzie go back to your brothel
Oct 17th, 2012 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10, that would be because if you were really in the US the Cuban girls you worked with would be part of the Exile community. Speaking as someone who has worked with two exiles in two locales, they are indeed hardworking, have no interest in marxism or socialism and know Cuba to be a prison state.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 02:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@10 Suzzie, what's not true? Explain what's not true. Explain why lots of Cubans die trying to escape to Florida or Puerto Rico. If it's not true, why does this happen? Also, can you explain how supposedly you're an engineer, have lived all around the world, and you live in the U.S., yet your English is atrocious? Please explain that as well. If you can expound on those points that would be super Suzzie.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 02:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#14...suzzie, jsut stop it. No one here is as stupid as you, even the other RG trolls.....close, but not as.
Oct 17th, 2012 - 03:11 pm - Link - Report abuse 0SussieUS has proved herself to be ProRG-American. She also said a few weeks ago that she did not work as she had so much money!!!!!
Oct 17th, 2012 - 05:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Her IP is from Buenos Aires!!!!!!
How can you tell her IP is from BA?
Oct 17th, 2012 - 05:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It's a good start, Cuba ppl!
Oct 18th, 2012 - 01:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0The Castro boys are too old and there is a new wave of people coming through. History shows that you cannot reprise people.
Oct 18th, 2012 - 10:10 am - Link - Report abuse 0@15 Simon
Oct 19th, 2012 - 05:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0“SussieUS has proved herself to be ProRG-American. She also said a few weeks ago that she did not work as she had so much money!!!!!
Her IP is from Buenos Aires!!!!!!”
HIS ip, not “her IP ” !!!
Sussie changes his story frequently - BEST IGNORED.
Interesting that he may possess a few moments of coherent thought as “ PRO ARgie American,” though.
I suppose that is expanding on the fiction that Sussie USA is an Argie living in US
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