Statements
Promotion of the Political Opening in Cuba
Request to President Milei to Eliminate Visa Requirement for Cubans
In CADAL’s request ''a humanitarian and deeply symbolic measure is proposed: the elimination of the visa requirement for Cuban citizens who wish to enter the Argentine Republic.''
File photo: Javier Milei’s inauguration
In a letter to Javier Milei, signed by the Legal Representative and General Director of CADAL, Gabriel C. Salvia, it was argued that "The Cuban regime has maintained an authoritarian regime for over six decades that severely restricts fundamental freedoms. The citizens of that country do not enjoy freedom of expression, association, or movement. Political persecution, the systematic repression of activists, independent journalists, and human rights defenders, as well as state control over daily life, have created a situation of physical and mental confinement, a true collective punishment."
CADAL proposed to Milei that "his government could take an internationally significant step by eliminating the visa requirement, as a concrete act of defense of the freedom of those suffering from repression and forced exile."
The letter further states that "the imposition of a visa requirement by democratic countries such as Argentina represents, albeit unintentionally, an additional obstacle for those seeking an escape route or an opportunity to rebuild their lives outside of totalitarianism."
The request to Milei concludes by arguing that "consistent with his recent statement that 'the most important vote of all is the one cast with one's feet,' he should offer the Cuban people the option of seeking a future of freedom in Argentina."
In a letter to Javier Milei, signed by the Legal Representative and General Director of CADAL, Gabriel C. Salvia, it was argued that "The Cuban regime has maintained an authoritarian regime for over six decades that severely restricts fundamental freedoms. The citizens of that country do not enjoy freedom of expression, association, or movement. Political persecution, the systematic repression of activists, independent journalists, and human rights defenders, as well as state control over daily life, have created a situation of physical and mental confinement, a true collective punishment."
CADAL proposed to Milei that "his government could take an internationally significant step by eliminating the visa requirement, as a concrete act of defense of the freedom of those suffering from repression and forced exile."
The letter further states that "the imposition of a visa requirement by democratic countries such as Argentina represents, albeit unintentionally, an additional obstacle for those seeking an escape route or an opportunity to rebuild their lives outside of totalitarianism."
The request to Milei concludes by arguing that "consistent with his recent statement that 'the most important vote of all is the one cast with one's feet,' he should offer the Cuban people the option of seeking a future of freedom in Argentina."
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