NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that the United States has notified executives of a foreign company that because their firm deals in property in Cuba confiscated from Americans, they and their families will not be allowed into the U-S. The move was taken under the so-called "Helms-Burton Law," which tries to keep foreign investment out of Cuba. The firm targeted today was not named, although the State Department has warned Canadian, Italian and Mexican companies that they might face sanctions. Helms-Burton also allows Americans to sue foreign firms which do business on confiscated property in Cuba.
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