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The restrictions on Americans traveling to Cuba have been relaxed. The restriction is actually on spending money in Cuba, but it's had to travel their without spending money, but some of those restrictions have been relaxed. It's not hard to go there legally if you want to.

The problem is that the regime is a brutal corrupt inneficient dictatorship and it's main source of income comes from tourists. All those dollars and Euros add up. Individually, it doesn't make any difference. Collectively, it's what props up the regime.

On the other hand, it is a chance to rub shoulders with real Cubans and spread international good will and understanding. And the workers trapped in this workers' paradise will appreciate anything you do for them. Just don't cross any lines. Cuba is still well enough controled that you will be under observation if you leave the main tourist areas. The people you talk to will be reserved because they may be questioned about their conversation with you.

I personally chose not to travel to Cuba but I make no moral judgments about anyone who does. Think about it and do what you think is right. If you do go, do it with the appropriate respectful attitude toward what you are doing - visiting a dictatorship with the hope that your trip there will make things better for the locals - and not just because it's a cheap place to party and get some Cold War thrills.