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Cuba announces plan to lift travel restrictions off island

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    Phil Keating reports from Miami, Florida

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-- and the Cuban government announcing that citizens will soon be able to vacation off that island country.

Some people -- waiting until they see the fine print before they believe it.

-- -- on that story live in Miami appears to be the end of five decades of restriction on travel.

Is it for real yes.

Well we're waiting and seeing and that's the position of US State Department really it's something we all take for granted the freedom to leave our own country to travel.

To some other country for vacation.

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At least legally down in Cuba.

Now -- the requirement that all Cubans obtain the almost unattainable exit visa.

However Cubans still must have a passport which the government controls and can still -- But on paper this lease offer some hope.

We'll just let him but on the bubble.

I've gone ten years without seeing my father on May be this way I can get some money together if you go if you play caveat Canada -- Those that can travel -- travel I like it used to be before and how it is around the world in every country.

Very importantly Cubans will still need to get an entrance to be so from the country that they want to visit which is not expected to be simple.

And essential Cubans scientists and engineers military age youth.

Will still be denied access to leave via what is the political motivation or what is the motivation in general behind this move for the -- for.

Well most Cuban Americans if not many of them -- here in South Florida all believe this is pure politics pure economics number one.

The antiquated Cuban regime is broke the people are very very -- And this allows Raul Castro to not challenge the US to do the same.

And now allow Americans to freely travel to and spend money in Cuba.

The desire of the Cuban government this number one.

To live a great number of Cubans leave because there is less mouth to feed.

And second and probably more important it's a way to putting pressure on the US government to live the trouble -- As migration policy change goes into effect this month.

However the US government still waiting to see exactly whether it's actually real and he we will thank you Phil Phil Keating is live in Miami on that story.

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