Poll: Americans favor end to Cuba sanctions

Support for travel restrictions is highest among Hispanics, who are the only group apart from Republicans who tend to support maintaining some sort of restriction. 40% support restriction-free travel to Cuba, while 25% support only allowing religious, cultural or academic group travel. 20% of Hispanics support a total ban on travel to Cuba.

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In addition to travel restrictions, it is also illegal for Americans to trade with Cuba, while remittances to Cuba are tightly controlled. A majority of Americans in each case think that the rules should be relaxed. 51% of the public think that imports from Cuba should be allowed, while 55% think that Americans should be allowed to send money to Cubans – as long as the money doesn’t end up with Communists.

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