Cruz, whose father and aunt were tortured by the regime of Fidel Castro, wants to...
A Cuban military honor guard salutes after the Cuban flag was raised at the nation's embassy in Washington in 2015. The opening of the embassy was a watershed moment for the two nations as they leaned toward closer diplomatic ties.Cuban dictator Fidel Castro died over a decade ago, but U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and others in Congress with ties to the island nation are still trying to find new ways to confront the oppression of its Communist government.
In the 1980s, Payá founded the Christian Liberation Movement in Cuba and in the 1990s pushed for a referendum to expand freedom of expression, assembly and civil rights. He was twice nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Cruz is one of three Senators of Cuban descent. His father and his aunt were born on the island and both were captured and tortured at the hands of Cuban dictators. His father Rafael was imprisoned and tortured by dictator Fulgencio Batista's government. He eventually fled Cuba for the U.S.
— more than any state outside of Florida, according to the U.S. Census. And the Houston metro region is now home to nearly one-quarter of those people, according to analysis by the nonpartisan think-tank Migration Policy Institute.but has recently abatedSince October 2021, U.S. Customs and Border Protection have reported more than 360,000 encounters with Cubans trying to cross into the U.S.
In response, over the last few years, Congress has increased funding for pro-democracy broadcasting into Cuba and passed resolutions expressing concerns for human rights on the island. In 2021, Biden Administration imposed a series of targeted financial sanctions and visa restrictions on Cuban officials after a harsh crackdown on thousands of protesters in July of that year.
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