Agustin Blazquez, overpoweringly, argues to prohibit school libraries to have the book Vamos a Cuba and its English counterpart, A Visit to Cuba. Most citizen do not agree with this removal, especially since the reason why the arguing started was because it fails to show a harsh picture of how the people live under Fidel Castro as their communist leader and for all the money that is costing. Furthermore, as you read the book, it doesn't talk about politics, but about the culture, and its landscapes. It all leads to the fact that banning this book is against the Constitution of the United States of America. If the book is not harmful to children why ban it if it could increase their knowledge of other cultures.
If you remove books offensive to one group, then the same rule applies to the other groups. If "Vamos a Cuba" is offensive to Cuban-Americans, then so are all the books about Jews or Iraqi people. Their reason for argument is illogical because it could be used to remove......
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