Skift Take
Lifting the travel ban to Cuba is totally sensible and necessary for U.S. travelers, although President Obama will ignite a new firestorm if he takes steps to ease the decades-old embargo.
The release of Alan Gross, the U.S. citizen held in a Cuban prison for the past five years, has triggered reports that the U.S. will resume diplomatic relations with Cuba, including the lifting of travel and money-transferring restrictions.
"The United States will restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba and open an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century after the release of an American contractor held in prison for five years, American officials said Wednesday," according to The New York Times.
"In addition, the United States will ease res
