An Often-Ignored Cause of the U.S.-Cuba Thaw
An Often-Ignored Cause of the U.S.-Cuba Thaw
Differences in Cuban-American views on U.S. policy aren't just about age
It wasn’t so long ago that reestablishing diplomatic ties between the United States and Cuba seemed politically unthinkable. So it’s natural to ask: What really changed? But while much of the focus has been on the generational changes affecting the Cuban-American community, and the foreign policy-driven considerations of President Barack Obama, there was also a somewhat ignored, and potentially more decisive, demographic shift that made this change possible.
The shift dates back to 1994-95, when President Bill Clinton and the Cuban government reached a deal to grant 20,...
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