Washington, July 13 -- Congresswomen Delia C. Ramirez issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), the co-chair and co-founder of the Global Migration Caucus, released the following statement after returning from an oversight visit to Cuba:
"As a member of Congress, it is my responsibility to understand the effects of U.S. policies on the lives of our neighbors in Cuba. That's why this weekend, I visited Cuba to hear first-hand accounts about the humanitarian crisis unfolding on the island. Through my conversations with civil society, religious leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists, farmers, and many other Cubans, one thing is clear: under the pretense of freeing the Cuban people, the United States gove...