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		popularonion on May 8, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The End of Industrial Society Americans have been de facto banned from visiting Cuba as long as I’ve been alive. I can totally imagine similar policies for Russia and China in the not too distant future.

jeffbee on May 8, 2022 [–]

"de facto" is used as an antonym of "de jure". Travel to Cuba is controlled by 31 C.F.R 515.560. It is controlled by statue, therefore it is "de jure".

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