End the Travel Ban on Cuba

Support to End the Travel Ban

Recently many organizations have called for an End to the Travel Ban, either completely or partially. 

Cuban Americans

Business/Agricultural Community

Human Rights and Policy Organizations

Religious and Ecumenical Organizations

  • National Council of Churches USA (PDF)
  • Church World Service and denominations (PDF)
    Church World Service, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), The Episcopal Church, Church of the Brethren Witness, Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Americas, Lutheran World Relief, National Council of Churches USA, Presbyterian Church (USA), Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc, United Church of Christ, The Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society
  • U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (PDF)
  • NAFSA and signers (PDF)
    AASCU, American Friends Service Committee, Church World Service, Fund for Reconciliation and Development, Latin America Working Group, Latin American Studies Association, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, National Foreign Trade Council, Operation USA, Social Service Research Council, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, USA*Engage, WOLA

Cultural Organizations

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End the Travel Ban on Cuba

It takes persistence and patience to work to change U.S. policy toward Cuba – 50 years of it!  And we aren’t there yet.  But we probably have the best chance that we’ve had for decades.  We don’t intend to fail.  We’d like to count on you to join us in this effort, and then join us in the international celebration that will occur when the travel ban is lifted.

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U.S.-Cuba Policy in the 111th Congress

The Cuba Travel Ban: A Background

Most U.S. citizens are legally prohibited from traveling to Cuba.

Restrictions on travel by Americans to Cuba are based on legislation granting the President statutory authority to regulate spending by persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction in a foreign country during a national emergency or time of war.  Cuba is the only country in the world to which the United States government bans travel by its citizens.

See  U.S.-Cuba Policy in the 111th Congress (PDF)

 

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Travel for All, H.R. 874

Big news! We now have legislation in the House of Representatives calling for an end to the travel ban on Cuba for all Americans. "Travel for All" instead of "Travel for None" or even "Travel for Some." Take action now: ask your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 874.
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Join Us in Remaking Cuba Policy

This is an exciting time to be active in our country's decision making process. There are certainly no shortage of opportunities to get involved in responding to our new President's call to "…pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

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Congressional Meeting Questionnaire

Have you met or spoken with your Congressperson or his/her staff about Cuba recently? If you have report to us about the meeting so we can keep a record. 

 Below find a pdf and a word document of our standard questionnaire. You can e-mail, fax, or mail it to us.

  

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Join a Delegation to your Representative

This is an exciting time to be active in our country's decision-making process. There are certainly no shortage of opportunities to get involved in responding to our new President's call to "…pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America."

We need your support to turn these opportunities for remaking America's Cuba policy into real change. As you probably know, to end the travel ban on Cuba, Congress must act. This is something they were hesitant to do under the veto threats of the Bush Administration. Now, change has come to Washington, DC, and our allies in Congress are ready to act. Legislation calling for an end to the travel ban for ALL Americans will pass in Congress if we demand it.

We are reaching out to you because we need your representative to support this legislation.

DELIVER A PACKET: Our partners at the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) will be sending every member of the 111th Congress (including the 58 new members of the House) a Cuba Policy Packet (a folder of educational materials about why the United States must end the travel ban to Cuba for all Americans). We want YOU to deliver this packet personally to your congressperson!

JOIN A DELEGATION: We need to show our policymakers that their constituents care about this issue. Are you willing to join a group of your community members in a meeting with your congressional office in the local district office? Your representative will be home for a district work week in February; and we would like to organize, with you and a few other constituents, a meeting with him or her in the district office. February 16 - 20 is the Congressional District Work Week.  We need to move fast to get on your representative's schedule. Contact us today to participate in and help organize a visit to your congressperson's office!  Call or e-mail Angelica Salazar:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (202)797-2171.  Or write back to us at LAWG, and we'll connect you with Angelica, the organizer of this project.

CALL ANGELICA: We are geared up for a truly grassroots campaign to end the travel ban. We are pouring our efforts and resources into helping you establish a relationship with your member of Congress on Cuba issues. Call or e-mail Angelica today: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or 202-797-2171. LAWG, WOLA, and other Cuba policy partners are working around the clock here in Washington, but it will be you and your community that will make the difference in gaining the congressional support we need to change U.S. policy. 

We look forward to hearing from you! Our work remaking America starts now!

Call or e-mail Angelica Salazar: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (202)797-2171
Call your member of Congress: (202)224-3121. E-mail your member of Congress: www.house.gov

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