Why Does the U.S. Ban its Citizens from Visiting Cuba as Tourists? 

Did you go as suppor for cuban people category ?

Down with the dictatorship

Cuba is beautiful , it was amazing and I was at awe when I arrived at how clean and well kept the cities are , the modern cities , the modern roads and highways , everything about this country is impressive , it is a modern city just like any other city

But you never stopped to think about the fact that every single dollar you spent there was somehow used to help the opression of the Cuban dictatorship over the people and that's the issue nobody wants to talk about.

@@unmancoalacecho in America we have the illusion of choice and lately the driving factor is the lesser of two evils. Only speaking from my American experience the change in figureheads doesn’t change the mission. None of them are for the people here either.

@@ibeerollin4441 at least you can have the "illusion" of freedom. I didn't get to know how much brainwashed I was after living in Cuba for the first 30 years of my life until I left the country for a better future; uo to this day, ai remain convinced to never return unless I get forced to.

@@ibeerollin4441 Ya Havana is a modern city , its clean and the highways and roads are well kept across the country , they have a great healthcare system and education system , its not perfect but I would rate my travel a 10/10 . People are very friendly , its main city Havana is massive , its a huge city I was very impressed , it was magnificent

when you say, government employee, is this city, state, federal?

@@Renpenz29 Don't want to say they the feds monitor these sites.

I worked in the goverment and have interviewed and know many Cubans that have come over . Many did not make it and the ones that did describe a horrific journey. You know it's pretty bad when people go to these extremes. As US residents we have our problems sure but nobody that I know is thinking of leaving in an inner tube raft and travel hundreds of miles with no navigation and limited supplies. Don't believe the hype of the Cuban government.

@@petechau9616 You and your government are hypocrites, do you think i didn't see how you treated immigrants from Haiti or other Central American countries?. How instead of simply denying access to the US you send them back in plane to Haiti? A place in a much worse state than the country that was taking them as refugee like Brazil or Mexico. You guys only care about Cubans that leave Cuba because it's useful for your rhetoric. If every problem in Cuba is caused by the Cuban government, then why does an embargo exist? what is it's purpose? I can answer that quoting your own government "[...]means should be undertaken promptly to weaken the economic life of Cuba [...] denying money and supplies to Cuba, to decrease monetary and real wages, to bring about hunger, desperation and overthrow of government" - Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958-1960, Cuba, Volume VI 499. Your own government loves Cuban people dying of hunger and suffering, So they can be used as cannon fodder to overthrow a democratically elected government. It's not the first time they tried this, and it won't be the last.

@@Ezete99 Thank you for your heart felt response but as "bad" as you claim the US is can you name a better government? how about a better country? trust me was someone who has direct experience with immigration issues and aliens you will not find a another country that treats alien as well as the US does. Now that i have your attention how many more aliens can the nation absorb before it threatens the well being of its own citizens?

@@petechau9616 Now you are calling immigrants aliens? You are either a weirdo or a piece of shit. Maybe both F*ck off.

Hi, I'm from Paraguay, the first commenter is right. The people leave Cuba for a reason, while the country is beautiful, conditions in several areas are anything but. The fact that people take such extremes to leave should tell you a lot. This video only shows you the tourist areas, outside of those areas, the country struggles a lot. And it is notoriously very difficult to find food

Please explain why the overwhelming majority of Cuban citizens in the USA support the travel ban??

Easy to do. Your passport won't be stamped because no one wants you to have trouble getting back into U$A. Check to be sure flights still go from Mexico. U$A has "long arms."

Dude, you don’t even know the meaning of the word blockade.

Blockade: what the U.S. is doing to Cuba, by preventing trade not just with the U.S. but any other country in the world that wants to do business with Cuba. If a country chooses to do business with Cuba they can and will be barred from doing business with the U.S. or pay a heavy fine. What is your definition? @@Valmontst

You need to learn a little history. Castro was a major proponent of terrorism for decades - especially in Latin America. He stole US corporate assets across the board. He executed those who posed a treat to him. He tortured and imprisoned his own people. Maybe I should also mention Cuba continues to protect convicted cop-killers, wanted terrorists and prison escapees. Cuba tells the US to F-off. And you just want to say everything is great - normalize relations??? LOL There is a reason almost EVERY US President for 70 years has taken a hard line against Cuba (exception for the half Muslim-Communist Obama)

I went to Cuba before in 2023. I went on my Singaporian passport. I didn't need to fill out forms or anyting.

what do you mean exactly by “government” places?

@@jorgem.bustos446 - Perhaps I should’ve said STATE RUN businesses. For many years Cuba had an ersatz kind of “capitalism” (in appearance only) of restaurants, hotels and shops. These were nearly all STATE RUN or GOVERNMENT run businesses that served tourists and anyone else who had hard currency (dollars, euros and Canadian dollars). There were also some privately owned restaurants called “Paladars” and AirBnB like rooms for rent in the homes of Cubans called “Casas” Now, because of Cuba’s increasing financial troubles and soaring inflation, Cuba had to privatize many businesses including restaurants and entertainment venues. Cuba had to let Cubans own their own businesses. These kind of places are run and owned by Cuban citizens, they are not state-run. If you are an American traveling under the “Support For The Cuban People” license (one of 10 categories you can legally travel there) you are expected to patronize only privately owned businesses. Keep in mind that this is an awkward expectation that is rarely enforced and frankly, nobody has ever asked me to show my receipts. Still, you want to have them IN CASE. It’s not always easy to tell which is or isn’t “private” so…you should ask first. Easy to remember: Stay away from all hotels, they are all state-run. All Casas (rooms in the homes of Cubans) are private. The owner of the Casas can also help you with many of your questions.

@@jorgem.bustos446 - I wrote something here explaining…but it then disappeared. Perhaps I should’ve said state-run instead of “government”. Cuba used to have this curious illusion of capitalism, restaurants and shops and hotels that looked varied and indipendent…but it was all owned and run by the government. Not anymore. Because of their serious economic trouble, Cuba was forced to let the Cuban people open up their own restaurants, cafes, ice cream shops and “Casas” the opening up of private Cuban homes and rooms to tourists. If you are an American traveling under the Support For The Cuban People license, you are expected to patronize the private businesses only. Basically, give money to the Cubans, not to the government and ask for and keep receipts. This is all rather unenforceable and silly, many of the US Passport control agents wouldn’t know one Cuban restaurant from another. Truth is I have never been asked by US Passport control agent upon reentering …for my receipts but, you should keep them. For lodging it’s simple: All hotels are government owned and run. You should therefore stay at Casas.

@@jorgem.bustos446 - My replies to you are being deleted by the video owners or…RU-vid algorithms.

When you do go, you must keep all the receipts for of the places you spent money for five years. It is strictly forbidden to stay, or eat in Cuban government owned businesses. Nevermind Obama are there. Most Cuban subjects could afford the fancy food.

Do u have a US passport? AnD IF so, did they stamp it? And have u had any issues traveling since?

@@samo1611 Yes, I have a US passport. Yes, Cuba stamps it. No, there are absolutely no problems traveling frequently to Cuba. Remember, TRAVEL TO CUBA IS NOT ILLEGAL NOR IMPROPER.

Vivan los Cubanos REVOLUCIONARIOS......abajo la gusanera.

lol… thanks for clarifying you’re Cuban American… not surprised you said that!

We can't. I want to go bad but I don't want to be trapped in a prison tour group that keeps you confined to activities that lecture you about how communism is ruining their lives even though the embargo is what's causing their pain.

Tell me. What happened to all the riches Fidelovitch stole from the rich of Cuba after 1-1-60?

Never worry, never fear. Third world countryness will soon be here. How? They're unloading gangs in certain cities, and these gangs from Venezuela are taking over. Call a cop, they never arive. What can be done? Keep voting for progressives?

They have to say that because that grants them “refugee” status. They have to believe it to be credible. But most of them were lap dogs of the government here (in Cuban American, btw). So I know how it works. The real tragedy of cuba is the scarcity, and for the most part it’s due to the embargo. I’m living in cuba now, and I couldn’t feel safer and happier.

Por gente como tú no levantan el embargo y seguimos así

@@CarlosSantana-cp3mf espero que, el dia en que te des cuenta de que el verdadero y único bloqueo en Cuba es el de la dictadura, vengas nuevamente a youtube y borres el comentario que acabas de hacer; mientras tanto, no pasa nada, sigue viviendo en la burbuja del NTV y del Granma 😘

You mean just like in Vietnam, where glorious Communist Party leads its people towards (US style) democracy. /s

Who’s the US to put conditions on us? We say “fuck that”. Why do we have to do what you please? It’s non of your fucking business and it’s illegal to interfere in other nation’s affairs. “Freedom” my ass!

@@annettelf7644 it's not illegal when that nation stole millions from your citizens. I'm cuban as the creator is (actually we studied together); the difference is that he only gets the dictatorship's official side of the history while those who have left the country understand that the victim role that the cuban regime has decided to play since 1959 is just pure BS. The only blockade in Cuba is the one imposed by the regime over their own citizens. 😉