The Cuban regime disguises itself as a defender of the emigrants who fled its own failure

The Cuban regime once again demonstrated its double standards by pretending to be "concerned" for Cubans residing in the United States, many of whom fled precisely from the repression, misery, and lack of freedoms imposed by the regime that now claims to defend them.  

During the conference “Cuba in the Foreign Policy of the U.S.: The Return of Trump,” organized by the Center for International Political Research (CIPI), the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, accused Washington of harassing and discriminating against Cubans living in that country.

According to Fernández de Cossío, Cuban emigrants “face the danger of expulsion, degrading treatment, and persecution” by the U.S. government. He also criticized the restrictions placed on those traveling to the island or engaging in commercial activities with Cuba.  

However, the official's speech deliberately ignored the root of the problem: millions of Cubans have had to leave their country due to a system that denies them fundamental rights and opportunities for development.

It is ironic that the same regime that labels emigrants as “traitors” or “worms” —and which for decades prohibited their return or publicly stigmatized them— now seeks to position itself as their defender.  

The reality is that the Cuban exile did not flee from the United States, but from the government of Havana itself, which has kept the island submerged in a structural crisis characterized by scarcity, censorship, and a lack of political freedoms.

Instead of acknowledging its responsibility in that massive exodus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) tries to manipulate the immigration issue to portray itself as a victim of U.S. policy.

It does not mention, for example, that the regime uses emigration as a source of income through remittances and abusive charges at the consulates.  

It also does not acknowledge that many of the Cubans who now live in the United States were persecuted or imprisoned for their differing beliefs, nor that thousands more have died or disappeared while trying to flee the country. 

The so-called "solidarity" of the Cuban regime with its emigrants is nothing more than a propaganda maneuver in a context of international isolation and growing internal discontent.

While blackouts, hunger, and repression multiply across the island, Havana seeks to divert attention by blaming Washington for the ills caused by its own authoritarian model.

Cubans abroad do not need someone who expelled them to defend them. What Cuba needs is freedom, justice, and a government that stops using the suffering of its people as a political tool.