In an op-ed last Wednesday, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet — a physician and human rights advocate living in Havana, Cuba — argued that “[S]ome of [America’s] recent policy changes will only make it more difficult for Cubans to bring about the future they deserve.” Interestingly enough, the majority of Americans appear to agree.

A Pew Research Center survey published in January 2015 found that most Americans favor re-establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba (63 percent) and ending the embargo against the island nation (66 percent). But roughly the same share (63 percent) believes that these policy changes will not lead to a more democratic Cuba.