Pressure has been building ahead of next week’s meeting of the Organization of American States to invite Cuba back into the group … The Obama administration isn’t ruling out letting the island eventually rejoin, but it wisely isn’t rolling out the welcome wagon just yet.
… The right approach in this context, however, doesn’t mean that President Obama should cling to all the hard-line policies of his predecessors toward Cuba.
… Mr. Obama did call this month for talks with the Cuban government on immigration issues. That’s a smart decision …
[T]he better way to seek resolution of the stalemate is to reopen discussions, rather than allow the dispute to go on endlessly. The Bush administration’s approach — suspending immigration talks — certainly didn’t resolve anything, and there’s little reason to continue that tactic.
Sure, there is no guarantee talks will bring a resolution. There is little to lose by trying, however. …