U.S. Policy
Balancing Strategic and Humanitarian Concerns
Since the early 1960s, U.S. Policy toward Cuba has consisted largely of isolating the island nation through comprehensive economic sanctions. The Clinton Administration has essentially continued this policy of isolating Cuba. The principal tool of U.S. Policy remains comprehensive sanctions, which were made stronger with the 1992 congressional approval of the Cuban Democracy Act (CDA) and the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (P.L. 104-114), often referred to as the Helms-Burton legislation after its sponsors, Senator Jesse Helms (NCR) and Representative Dan Burton (IN-R).The CDA prohibits U.S. subsidiaries from engaging in trade with Cuba and prohibits entry into the United…
