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On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
I have to say that there are more than 11 million people who are prisoners in Cuba, because Cuba itself is a prison.
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Albio Sires
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Sires emphasizes the widespread oppression in Cuba beyond political prisoners.

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