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LATIN AMERICA

Most Americans Willing to Re-establish Ties with Cuba

A majority of respondents also wants to lift the travel ban that prevents most Americans from visiting Cuba.
[NEW YORK Feb. 6, 2012] - People in the United States are ready to change their countrys interaction with Cuba, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 1,008 American adults, three-in-five respondents (62%) agree with the U.S. reestablishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, while one-in-four (23%) disagree. Majorities of Independents (67%), Democrats (64%) and Republicans (56%) agree with reinstituting to bilateral ties. In March 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama eased travel restrictions to Cuba, and allowed U.S. citizens to travel to the island for religious and cultural reasons. Most Americans (57%) believe it is time to lift the travel ban that prevents most Americans from visiting the island.

KEY FINDINGS
62% would re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba 57% would lift the travel ban that prevents most Americans from visiting Cuba

51% would lift the trade embargo with Cuba

Full topline results are at the end of this release.

From January 27 to January 28, 2012, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 1,008 American adults who are Springboard America panelists. The margin of errorwhich measures sampling variabilityis +/- 3.1%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region Census data to ensure a sample representative of the entire adult population of the United States. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.

Half of Americans (51%) would lift the trade embargo with Cuba that has been in place since the 1960s, while three-in-ten (29%) disagree. Most Democrats (53%) and Independents (55%) support ending the embargo, but Republicans are not as convinced (46%).

CONTACT: Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com

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The notion of supporting non-governmental groups in Cuba in order to foster protests against the current regime did not resonate with Americans. Across the country, only 35 per cent of respondents endorse this course of action. Two-thirds of Hispanics (67%) support re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba, and their views on the travel ban and the trade embargo mirror those of the entire sample of Americans.

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CONTACT: Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com

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Latin America Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these policies? Re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
United States Agree Disagree Not sure 62% 23% 15% Political ID Democrat 64% 18% 18% Republican 56% 32% 11% Independent 67% 22% 12% Ethnicity Hispanic 67% 20% 12% Not Hispanic 61% 24% 15%

Latin America Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these policies? Lifting the travel ban that prevents most Americans from travelling to Cuba.
United States Agree Disagree Not sure 57% 27% 16% Political ID Democrat 58% 23% 20% Republican 53% 38% 10% Independent 60% 24% 16% Ethnicity Hispanic 57% 31% 12% Not Hispanic 57% 26% 17%

CONTACT: Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com

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Latin America Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these policies? Lifting the trade embargo with Cuba.
United States Agree Disagree Not sure 51% 29% 19% Political ID Democrat 53% 24% 22% Republican 46% 40% 14% Independent 55% 27% 18% Ethnicity Hispanic 49% 35% 16% Not Hispanic 51% 28% 20%

Latin America Thinking specifically about Cuba, do you agree or disagree with the implementation of each one of these policies? Supporting non-governmental groups in Cuba in order to foster protests against the current regime.
United States Agree Disagree Not sure 35% 42% 23% Political ID Democrat 31% 41% 27% Republican 39% 45% 16% Independent 37% 41% 22% Ethnicity Hispanic 41% 39% 19% Not Hispanic 34% 42% 24%

CONTACT: Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion, 877-730-3570, mario.canseco@angus-reid.com