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The U.S. and Cuba, What's changed and what hasn't?

Hello again. I'm Armin Al-Ne, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. It's been a year since the U.S.

in Cuba reopened diplomatic relations after 54 years of estrangement.

Embassies have reopened. There's been modest economic change, but the U.S. trade embargo remains in place, and the Castro regime still tramples on political dissidents.

Hardliners insist the Obama administration lost the chance to demand concessions.

White House aides say nobody expected sudden improvement. We'll hear what's

different and what's the same. We'll talk with a disappointed exile and to a child of exiles

with different ideas about Cuba's future. Today's talking point, organized labor has embraced

diversity, but discrimination continues. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Since the U.S. and Cuba renewed diplomatic relations a year ago, a new wave of migrants has been leaving the island often a dangerous thing to do. We'll hear about conditions there and how

they're determined by the policies of the U.S. and the Castro regime. Today's talking point,

American labor unions have admitted blacks and Hispanics for decades, but often whites get more work,

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