The lifting of the embargo on Cuba does not only have political objectives. Lifting sanctions would bring social, moral and economic gains. As a nation built around freedom, we are barring people from seeing their families and home countries because of something that happened over 60 years ago. The lifting of the embargo has lifelong effects for everyone. For the United States, this proves that we do not allow our enemies to control who we are; Fidel Castro was not the problem of the Cuban people suffering because of the embargo. We do not want our children to grow up in a world of hatred and restrictions; we want them to see the diversity and freedom that America was built on. Communication is essential; we must build bridges, not