Miam – Financial Services Company Western Union stopped the money Cube After the US State Department Restored sanctions As for the Cuban Military Business, a step that already affects Cuban American families who send financial support to relatives on the island.
Influence on Cuban families
For Carolina Yarini, who regularly sends money to his aunt in Cuba, the decision is personal.
“I'm bad for me and I'm bad for everyone who sends money to my family,” said Jarini CBS News Miami. Her relatives in Cuba usually get at least $ 100 per month from family in South FloridaMoney that many look forward to.
Despite the difficulties, Yarini supports policy changes.
“I think it is the beginning of a big step that is our President Trump He does to bring freedom to Cuba, ”she said.
Returns policy and sanctions
US Secretary of State Brand Rubio Recently canceled the decision made by the former President Joe Biden raise sanctions at the Cuban military enterprises. Among the affected organizations-Fincimex, a financial company based on Havana, which processes remittances to the island, Miami Herald reports.
“Western Union closes their doors because they can no longer fight this corporation,” said Orlando Guterres, leader of the Cuban Resistance Assembly, an anti-communist organization based in South Florida.
Guterres claimed that blocking the monetary flow to the Cuban government weakens the regime.
“The weaker this regime, the stronger the Cuban people will regain freedom to have a better life,” he said.
Western Union's reaction
Western Union acknowledged a change of policy in a CBS News Miami partner statement, Miami Herald.
“The company knows about the US State Department plans to exceed and update the limited Cuba list. We will comply with all existing laws and rules as it concerns this list,” said Brad Jones, a Western Union press as part of the written statement.
Mixed reactions in South Florida
While many Cuban Americans depend on remittances to support their families, some have agreed with the restrictions. Yarini believes that the Cuban government has arrived too much from the money sent.
“Most of the money goes to the dictatorship,” she said. “There is a certain percentage, so it's like you feed the system and it's okay.”