Congressional Leaders Demand End to Luxuries Fueling Cuba’s Oppressive Regime

At a critical juncture in America’s effort to stand firm against communist oppression, Cuban-American congressmen and community leaders gathered in Miami to demand an immediate halt to U.S. export licenses allowing luxury products into Cuba. These include extravagant items such as Ferraris, jet skis, and jacuzzis—luxuries that do nothing but strengthen the tyrannical Castro regime while betraying the hopes of everyday Cubans yearning for freedom. Are American policies unwittingly funding dictatorship? Congressman Carlos Giménez of Florida didn’t mince words when he called these federal permits “complicity” in sustaining oppression. While Washington claims to support democracy abroad, how can we reconcile...