Hillary says U.S. is reviewing Cuba and Haiti policies

Today, Secretary Clinton will be visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic before heading to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which starts tomorrow. In an interview with the Miami Herald, Clinton said that U.S. policies toward both Caribbean countries is under review. Regarding Haiti, she said that the United States would continue interdicting ...

Today, Secretary Clinton will be visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic before heading to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which starts tomorrow.

Today, Secretary Clinton will be visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic before heading to the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, which starts tomorrow.

In an interview with the Miami Herald, Clinton said that U.S. policies toward both Caribbean countries is under review. Regarding Haiti, she said that the United States would continue interdicting Haitians trying to make it to Florida, but that it is reviewing its deportation policies toward Haitians already in the United States, who help their families back home by sending remittances.

On Cuba, Clinton noted that the Obama administration announced Monday that it was lifting all travel and gift restrictions on Americans who have relatives in Cuba. She indicated that the move was only the first part of a review of U.S. policy toward Cuba. She said:

Our first goal was to reverse the Draconian rules imposed by the Bush administration, which took away privileges that had been available for a long time.

(For more on U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, check out the recent FP photo essay, "So You Want to Visit Cuba?")

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP

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