现实政治和对另一大批古巴难民通过佛罗里达海峡涌入的担忧，可能会吸引美国对古巴使用“中国”或“越南”解决办法：用外交关系的正常化换取经济改革，同时将内部政治变革的问题留待以后解决。
Realpolitik and fear of another exodus of Cuban refugees across the Florida Straits may tempt the US to pursue a “Chinese” or “Vietnamese” solution to Cuba: normalizing diplomatic relations in exchange for economic reform, while leaving the question of internal political change until later.