The island is facing the harshest economic conditions since the 1990s, prompting 224,000 people to leave in 12 months.
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Hardship is driving Cubans out on to the streets. A lot of the economic woe is due to US foreign policy.
Just as Fidel Castro’s 2016 death did not transform US-Cuba ties, his brother Raul’s exit from politics is unlikely to do so. But Cuba itself is changing. Eventually, Havana and Washington will, too.
