Mr. President. this past summer the Clinton administration chose to tighten the economic embargo and accept more Cuban immigrants in response to thousands of Cuban rafters who set sail to Florida. I question its goals in tightening the embargo against Cuba. Tightening the embargo. which is already tighter than the one we have against Iraq. could lead to a major crisis in Cuba. The embargo against Cuba only makes the situation there worse by restricting the supply of food and medicine to people who desperately need it. without lessening Castros grip on the Cuban political machinery. Our recent experience in Eastern Europe has shown us that sealing Communist countries from contact with democratic societies is not the answer.
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