Roberta S. Jacobson: “Supporting human rights, democratic governance, and greater prosperity remains a fundamental U.S. objective throughout…”

The exit of either of the Castro brothers is very, very significant.

The President's new approach makes clear that the United States can no longer be blamed as an obstacle to progress on such things as access to information or connecting Cubans to the world.

The policy is based on a clear-eyed strategy that empowers the Cuban people to determine their own future by creating new economic opportunities and increasing their contact with the outside world.

They should all be able to travel freely.