My friend stared at me in disbelief. I knew what was coming next: a battery of"'whys". Why has the United States, the" home of the free," restricted its citizens from travelling to Cuba? Why do Cuban-Americans support this-especially if it's their Cuban family who suffer most from this restriction?'Why do we exempt Cuban exiles from the immigration tJarrett Barrios is the CEO of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. In 1999, he founded ACCESO, a humanitarian organization providing direct aid to Cubans and has led almost two dozen humanitarian delegations to Cuba. I am grateful to Professor Kaaryn Gustafson of the University of Connecticut Law School and Dean Anthony E. Varona of the American University Washington College of Law for their thoughtful reviews of drafts of this article, along with Sarah Stephens, Executive Director of Center for Democracy in the Americas. In addition, I am grateful to Department of Treasury officials for interpretive guidance regarding new administrative regulations with regard to Cuba travel. Finally, special thanks to Thomas Ziehnert and Caitlin Fahey of the Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal for their thoughtful editing of this piece. 1 While public opinion among Cuban-Americans has shifted in recent years, the public perception persists that they are the primary opponents of normalizing travel policy. See generally Cuban