Welcome Cuba?

[cookiedough]

Why not, we already got illegal aliens from Mexico and Pakistan/middle east, why not another?

I guess that is why they call America the great melting pot? 

Just be prepared in another 15-20 years, if most of us are still around, to have to speak Spanish since by then I predict English to be the 2nd U.S. language. 

[dreamaker]

I am not a politician or even claim to understand it, but I just watched our great leader on TV.  Is it my imagination or did he just spread our American legs. Point was that illegal aliens have to much difficulty getting into our country illegally, so now he gives them Cart Blanch. Or is it me!!!!!!

[Valkorado]

Man oh man.  Under the secrecy of the Pope's robe, BO sticks it to America again.  Seems he has more compassion for Cubans than for Americans.

[Michvalk]

I am not a politician or even claim to understand it, but I just watched our great leader on TV.  Is it my imagination or did he just spread our American legs. Point was that illegal aliens have to much difficulty getting into our country illegally, so now he gives them Cart Blanch. Or is it me!!!!!!

No, it's just you

[old2soon]

I am not a politician or even claim to understand it, but I just watched our great leader on TV.  Is it my imagination or did he just spread our American legs. Point was that illegal aliens have to much difficulty getting into our country illegally, so now he gives them Cart Blanch. Or is it me!!!!!!

   Sadly Truthfully-THERE is a word deception central needs!!   No not JUST you.   More democrat voters.   Near as I can determine they are REALLY worried bout those 2016 elections.   Seems like they are taking illegal and makin it legal!   Ain't an honest unbiased transparent gubmint lovely?   Remember-I have a pen and I can sign any cursed thing I want sez potus!   RIDE SAFE.

[Patrick]

Yep, listen to obama. Then listen to Sen. Rubio.

Cubans have been coming to this country for years. If they can make it shore then they are legal to stay. If they are caught prior to touching ground, they are returned.  I'm surprised at the lengths these folks go to try and get here. The boats they come here in I wouldn't get into if it was just in a little mud puddle.

[Willow]

I'm not going to overtly state my position on the current issue, but it occurs to me that a lot of you don't realize that your ancestors came here as illegal aliens.  My Choctaw forefathers obviously didn't realize how bad it was going to get.

Well what goes around come around.   

[Serk]

I haven't researched what exactly the Exalted One is proposing, but as far as normalizing relations with Cuba, THAT I'm all in favor of. We may not like them, they definitely don't like us, but that's no reason to play the childish game of "I'm not talking to you, so I'll tell Sally to tell you whatever instead of telling you directly."

[Hooter]

I am not a politician or even claim to understand it, but I just watched our great leader on TV.  Is it my imagination or did he just spread our American legs. Point was that illegal aliens have to much difficulty getting into our country illegally, so now he gives them Cart Blanch. Or is it me!!!!!!

   Sadly Truthfully-THERE is a word deception central needs!!   No not JUST you.   More democrat voters.   Near as I can determine they are REALLY worried bout those 2016 elections.   Seems like they are taking illegal and makin it legal!   Ain't an honest unbiased transparent gubmint lovely?   Remember-I have a pen and I can sign any cursed thing I want sez potus!   RIDE SAFE.

   I think we all should be worried about our 2016 election?

[Jack]

I agree with Willow about the Indian and think it is hi-time we get back to relations with Cuba. We have relations with Communist and Islamic countries all over the world and we have shut the door on one of our nearest neighbors.  Yes, we had good reason at the time of breaking relations but too many years have passed.

[Gryphon Rider]

I agree with Willow about the Indian and think it is hi-time we get back to relations with Cuba. We have relations with Communist and Islamic countries all over the world and we have shut the door on one of our nearest neighbors.  Yes, we had good reason at the time of breaking relations but too many years have passed.

Noooooooo!  Stay mad at Cuba!  We Canadians would rather keep Cuban resorts mostly to ourselves!

[grandpaweaver]

I haven't researched what exactly the Exalted One is proposing, but as far as normalizing relations with Cuba, THAT I'm all in favor of. We may not like them, they definitely don't like us, but that's no reason to play the childish game of "I'm not talking to you, so I'll tell Sally to tell you whatever instead of telling you directly."

That's what I was thinking. And they make a good cigar.

[T-Bird]

As a business man, I can see where this is going....."Cheap Foreign Labor"
This will be China all over again....but only 90 miles away

[Stanley Steamer]

As a business man, I can see where this is going....."Cheap Foreign Labor"
This will be China all over again....but only 90 miles away

Bingo......we have a winner.......throws that whole "it's starting to cost too much to float the cheap stuff from China"....... ....

[Oss]

I will take a bet that the majority of the Cuban people have no beef with
us other than the fact that we have effectively (with the help of Castro)
kept them poor and driving 50 yr old cars

Now if you ask me about Puerto Rico you would get a different answer, as I
have very limited respect for people who refuse to speak or learn the English language yet live in the USA  

Invite them to your house Mr President, not mine and not without a valid passport and a way to deport those here illegally

[big d]

I don't have a problem with opening up communication with Cuba. I have a problem with trading 3 convicted spy's for one american citizen. Again America gives and the liar in chief gets nothing in return.

[bscrive]

I agree with Willow about the Indian and think it is hi-time we get back to relations with Cuba. We have relations with Communist and Islamic countries all over the world and we have shut the door on one of our nearest neighbors.  Yes, we had good reason at the time of breaking relations but too many years have passed.

Noooooooo!  Stay mad at Cuba!  We Canadians would rather keep Cuban resorts mostly to ourselves!

I agree with Gryphon Rider.  You guys should stay mad at Cuba. 

By the way, I am heading there in March.

[bscrive]

I don't have a problem with opening up communication with Cuba. I have a problem with trading 3 convicted spy's for one american citizen. Again America gives and the liar in chief gets nothing in return.

Big D,

He did say that they also got an operative that was imprisoned there for 20 years as well as the other guy that was imprisoned for 5 years.

[BF]

Sweet. 

Might could go there and pick up a few sweet deals on some of those '40's and '50's cars they're still driving around and bring them back here for $$$$. 

[G-Man]

I agree with Willow about the Indian and think it is hi-time we get back to relations with Cuba. We have relations with Communist and Islamic countries all over the world and we have shut the door on one of our nearest neighbors.  Yes, we had good reason at the time of breaking relations but too many years have passed.

Noooooooo!  Stay mad at Cuba!  We Canadians would rather keep Cuban resorts mostly to ourselves!

You can have them!  My bro-in-law and wife went to Cuba via Jamaica and thought they were gonna find a beautiful place with milk and honey dripping off of the trees.  Nope.  They found people living in building with plumbing and electric rigged up amateurishly and dangerously.  The cars were old , yes, but held together with duct tape.  Not one pot hole free road.  Horrible sanitation.  He was incredibly disappointed because he had heard stories from his grandfather who used to sail to Cuba from Jamaica for work.  He was told how beautiful it was and about the opportunity.  He was told that everything was free.  They had free this and free that.  Only thing they don't have is Free-dom.

I would love for a man on the street interview thingy in Miami right now.  I'm interested in what the US-Cubans think about this.  I know they HATE the Castros and everything they stand for.  In the past, as a group, they were always against relations with Cuba.  Wonder if they still feel that way?

[Serk]

I would love for a man on the street interview thingy in Miami right now.  I'm interested in what the US-Cubans think about this.

I stand by my earlier assessment that normalized relations are a good thing (The details of the Obama surrender irk me, but not much that "man" does doesn't) but since you asked:

http://miami.cbslocal.com/2014/12/17/little-havana-cubans-happy-for-gross-angry-at-administration/

[Chrisj CMA]

What we need is to impeach Obama and Bidon, then round up all the co-conspirators like Pelosi, Reid, Holder, Feinstein and Hilary...maybe some others and take them all to our new friends country (Cuba) and lock them in Gitmo for 20 years or so. Then we can try a new approach in Washington

[Raverez]

Why not, we already got illegal aliens from Mexico and Pakistan/middle east, why not another?

I guess that is why they call America the great melting pot? 

Just be prepared in another 15-20 years, if most of us are still around, to have to speak Spanish since by then I predict English to be the 2nd U.S. language. 

That statement is a little ignorant.  My family migrated from Cuba.
 I don't see us as illegals. I've known many illegals from Ireland who living in NYC when I lived there. But I don't here anybody saying we're all going to be speaking Gaelic someday. Or complaining about them.
Maybe you should ask all those Cubans that migrated to the US after the revolution if they are illegals?
This is from a country that yells out "we want to help all the oppressed people in the world, but don't try to come here to find happiness. We don't want your kind".

[old2soon]

O-K welcome Cuba! Now WHAT I want to KNOW is-who is going to foot the bill for rebuilding THEIR infrastructure?? Any bets on the U S Taxpayer takin it in da keester-AGAIN??  And WHEN not IF-WHEN we-the U S of A rebuilds Cuba-WHERE zackly is the money coming from being as I keep hearing we are BROKE??  RIDE SAFE.

[cookiedough]

Why not, we already got illegal aliens from Mexico and Pakistan/middle east, why not another?

I guess that is why they call America the great melting pot? 

Just be prepared in another 15-20 years, if most of us are still around, to have to speak Spanish since by then I predict English to be the 2nd U.S. language. 

That statement is a little ignorant.  My family migrated from Cuba.
 I don't see us as illegals. I've known many illegals from Ireland who living in NYC when I lived there. But I don't here anybody saying we're all going to be speaking Gaelic someday. Or complaining about them.
Maybe you should ask all those Cubans that migrated to the US after the revolution if they are illegals?
This is from a country that yells out "we want to help all the oppressed people in the world, but don't try to come here to find happiness. We don't want your kind".

Will see who is ignorant in 15 more years?  Adios Amigo.

If living in U.S. illegally living off our govt., round them all up on the next boat and ship them back on their countries dime.

There are ways  to get U.S. citizenship and know a Russian lady at work still working on getting her U.S. citizenship who is very smart/intelligent, was a teacher in Russia.   The horror stories she has told me on how hard and EXPENSIVE it is to get U.S. citizenship is unreal.    She was a mail order bride from Russia marrying an idiot, rich a-hole who treated her like crap now recently separated.