"Hatri Echazabal Orta lives in Madrid, Spain. Maykel Fernandez is in Charlotte, in the US, while Cristian Cuadra remains in Havana, Cuba for now. All Cubans, all raised on revolutionary ideals and educated in good state-run schools, they have become disillusioned with the cherished national narrative that Cuba is a country of revolution and resistance. Facing a lack of political openness and poor economic prospects, each of them made the same decision: to leave."
"After 68 years of partial sanctions and nearly 64 years of total economic embargo by the US, independent demographic studies suggest that Cuba is going through the world's fastest population decline and is probably already below 8 million a 25% drop in just four years, suggesting its population has shrunk by an average of about 820,000 people a year. There are a number of root causes for this exodus,"
Three named Cubans now live in Madrid, Charlotte, and Havana and all left or considered leaving due to disillusionment with revolutionary ideals and poor prospects. Independent demographic studies indicate the population likely fell below 8 million, a roughly 25% decline in four years, averaging about 820,000 people lost per year. Multiple root causes have merged into a polycrisis: the US blockade, decades of economic crisis, crumbling public services, political repression, and widespread disillusionment with the revolution. Visible service failures include rubbish piling up in Havana. Regional pressure has increased as the US reinforces military presence and intensifies actions and threats in the Caribbean.
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