The United States has opened diplomatic relations with Cuba for the first time in five decades.

The U.S. is now able to export goods such as cellphones, TVs, computers and software to a country that's known for its inadequate communication infrastructure. The rekindled relations also include a lift on numerous travel limitations.

Vanessa Perez, a professor of Latin Studies at Brooklyn College, says the younger generations are more likely to embrace the policy shift.

American citizens who wish to travel to Cuba for educational, cultural or religious reasons can do so, opening up new possibilities for the poverty-stricken nation.

Perez says the biggest change that can help Cuba's economy is the fact that Americans can send up to $2,000 to relatives. She says that the average Cuban worker makes about $20 a month.