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LATIN AMERICA
Most Americans Willing to
Re-establish Ties with Cuba
A majority of respondents also wants to lift the travel ban that prevents
most Americans from visiting Cuba.
[NEW YORK – Feb. 6, 2012] - People in the
United States are ready to change their country’s
interaction with Cuba, a new Angus Reid Public
Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national
sample of 1,008 American adults, three-in-five
respondents (62%) agree with the U.S. reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, while
one-in-four (23%) disagree.
KEY FINDINGS
 62% would re-establish diplomatic
relations with Cuba
 57% would lift the travel ban that
prevents most Americans from visiting
Cuba

Majorities of Independents (67%), Democrats
(64%) and Republicans (56%) agree with reinstituting to bilateral ties.
In March 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama
eased travel restrictions to Cuba, and allowed
U.S. citizens to travel to the island for religious
and cultural reasons. Most Americans (57%)
believe it is time to lift the travel ban that prevents
most Americans from visiting the island.
51% would lift the trade embargo with
Cuba
Full topline results are at the end of this release.
From January 27 to January 28, 2012, Angus Reid Public
Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,008 American
adults who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of
error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 3.1%. The
results have been statistically weighted according to the most
current education, age, gender and region Census data to
ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of
the United States. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to
rounding.
Half of Americans (51%) would lift the trade
embargo with Cuba that has been in place since
the 1960s, while three-in-ten (29%) disagree. Most Democrats (53%) and Independents (55%) support
ending the embargo, but Republicans are not as convinced (46%).
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
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The notion of supporting non-governmental groups in Cuba in order to foster protests against the current
regime did not resonate with Americans. Across the country, only 35 per cent of respondents endorse this
course of action.
Two-thirds of Hispanics (67%) support re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, and their views on
the travel ban and the trade embargo mirror those of the entire sample of Americans.
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Latin America
Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these
policies? –
“Re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.”
Political ID
Ethnicity
United
States
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Hispanic
Not
Hispanic
Agree
62%
64%
56%
67%
67%
61%
Disagree
23%
18%
32%
22%
20%
24%
Not sure
15%
18%
11%
12%
12%
15%
Latin America
Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these
policies? –
“Lifting the travel ban that prevents most Americans from travelling to Cuba.”
Political ID
Ethnicity
United
States
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Hispanic
Not
Hispanic
Agree
57%
58%
53%
60%
57%
57%
Disagree
27%
23%
38%
24%
31%
26%
Not sure
16%
20%
10%
16%
12%
17%
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com
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Latin America
Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these
policies? –
“Lifting the trade embargo with Cuba.”
Political ID
Ethnicity
United
States
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Hispanic
Not
Hispanic
Agree
51%
53%
46%
55%
49%
51%
Disagree
29%
24%
40%
27%
35%
28%
Not sure
19%
22%
14%
18%
16%
20%
Latin America
Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these
policies? –
“Supporting non-governmental groups in Cuba in order to foster protests against the current
regime.”
Political ID
Ethnicity
United
States
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Hispanic
Not
Hispanic
Agree
35%
31%
39%
37%
41%
34%
Disagree
42%
41%
45%
41%
39%
42%
Not sure
23%
27%
16%
22%
19%
24%
CONTACT:
Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com