… The idea of the Cuban American monolith, the notion that the 2 million immigrants and their offspring constitute a single-issue ramrod that for a half-century has forced Washington into a hard line against the Castro brothers’ regime, is crumbling in the classic, perhaps inevitable, way: Time is turning immigrants […] Read more »
Despite Optimism, Many Cubans Still Wish To Leave, Secret Poll Finds
NPR’s Melissa Block talks to Fernand Amandi about how his research firm was able to conduct a secret, comprehensive poll in Cuba without the Cuban government knowing about it. NPR News Read more »
Surveying Cubans under the Castro government
How do you conduct a reliable public opinion poll in a closely monitored society where political dissent is strictly repressed? That was the significant hurdle for the Univision Noticias/Fusion poll of Cubans, reported in collaboration with The Washington Post. CONT. Peyton M. Craighill, Washington Post Read more »
Top 25 findings from major Cuba survey
In an historic new poll of Cuba, Fusion found that Cubans are overwhelmingly supportive of normalizing relations with the U.S., optimistic about their future—and bigger fans of Barack Obama than either Castro brother. The poll—considered to be the biggest and most comprehensive independent public opinion study conducted on the island […] Read more »
Americans’ Opinion of Cuba Highest in Nearly 20 Years
As President Barack Obama and his administration work to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and loosen travel restrictions between the two countries for the first time in 53 years, Americans now view Cuba more favorably than they have in nearly 20 years. Forty-six percent say they have a favorable opinion […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Americans happy with more open Cuba ties
Americans largely approve of the thawing relationship between the United States and Cuba, with most thinking the U.S. should lift its longstanding trade embargo against the island nation, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »