Poll: Miami's Cuban-Americans favor end to embargo

MIAMI (AP) -- A new poll shows that most of Miami's Cuban-Americans think the U.S. should end its embargo against the communist island.

According to a postelection poll of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County, 55 percent of Cuban-Americans now think the U.S. embargo against Cuba should end -- a profound shift in the heart of the Cuban exile community.

Most respondents were Republicans who voted against President-elect Barack Obama, yet 65 percent or more said the U.S. should drop restrictions on travel and money transfers, re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba and establish dialogue about immigration and other critical issues.

The poll published Tuesday by the Brookings Institution and Florida International University surveyed 800 people -- including 300 by cell phone -- and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.6 percent. Email This Story

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