As U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Latin America next week, a new survey found 70 percent of Americans now favor re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll released here on Friday also shows nearly two thirds of the respondents think the United States should lift its ban on travel by U.S. citizens to Cuba.
"Republicans as well as Democrats favor re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba," says CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
"On the issue of lifting travel restrictions, Republicans are evenly divided, while Independents and Democrats support the change."
The survey was released amid reports that the Obama administration is planning to announce new rules on family travel and remittances to Cuba on the eve of the president's visit to Latin America next week.
The poll was conducted among 1,023 adult Americans during April3-5.
The White House has announced that Obama will visit Mexico April 15-17 and attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19.
Source: Xinhua
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