As the island endures its worst crisis in decades, Washington is hardening its stance and imposing further sanctions.
Is this merely political posturing, or part of a genuine strategy by the US president?
How far are the United States prepared to go?
CORRECTION: Marco Rubio was NOT born in Cuba! Marco Rubio was born in Miami, Florida to Cuban parents, who emigrated to the USA before the Cuban Revolution. “Official naturalisation papers and immigration records confirm that his parents, Mario and Oriales Rubio, were admitted for permanent US residence on May 27, 1956.
Because they left prior to the Revolution, they originally moved to the US as economic immigrants seeking a better life rather than being political refugees escaping communism.
While they emigrated before the Revolution, Marco Rubio has historically maintained that communism ultimately defined their lives. His mother and siblings briefly returned to Cuba in 1961 to see if moving back was viable. After experiencing the realities of Castro's newly established communist regime, they quickly fled back to the United States permanently, preventing them from ever returning home.
Rubio has frequently stated that he will not visit his ancestral homeland while it remains under a communist dictatorship. He vows to only travel there once Cuba is a free and democratic nation.”
NB: “While he has never visited the Republic of Cuba, he did make a single official congressional trip to the island in May 2012. However, this visit was strictly limited to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, which is a sovereign US military installation and completely isolated from the rest of the country.” [Source: Google AI]
