Cuba expats in America weigh return to island

A protester holds an American flag and a Cuban one as she joins with others opposed to U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement earlier in the week of a change to the US Cuba policy at Jose Marti park on December 20, 2014 in Miami, Florida

Cuban expatriates in America, including many who risked their lives to escape the communist island, are torn about whether to return after Havana and Washington formally reestablish ties next year. US President Barack Obama last week announced the normalization of relations with Cuba, which were severed in 1961. Marisol Camarota said she wouldn’t think twice about returning to live in her homeland — provided she can make a living comparable to what she earns in the United States. By contrast, Hector Martinez — who fled Cuba years ago on a rickety raft — wouldn’t dream of ever setting foot in Cuba again.

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