On his way out the door, Obama back-stabbed Israel and has instigated Cold War 2.0 with Russia. Now add to the list his betrayal of the Cuban-American community. 

On Thursday the administration announced it would end our long-standing wet-foot-dry-foot policy with Cuba. The policy has allowed Cubans who make it to the U.S. without a visa to become permanent residents. 

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was one of the first to condemn the move, not least because Congress was never even consulted by the Obama administration prior. 

He called Obama's decision "ill-conceived" and one that will leave Cubans "less hopeful," The Washington Examiner reports.

"To be sure, today's announcement will only serve to tighten the noose the Castro regime continues to have around the neck of its own people," Menendez said in a statement.

"Congress was not consulted prior to this abrupt policy announcement with just nine days left in this administration. The Obama administration seeks to pursue engagement with the Castro regime at the cost of ignoring the present state of torture and oppression, and its systematic curtailment of freedom."

Cuban-American lawmakers, including other Democrats like Menendez, made similar protestations, noting that Obama's move is a yet another complimentary nod to the Castro regime. 

While making sure to get a dig in at President-elect Trump's expense, Democratic Rep. Albio Sires said that, "[a]t a time when we are entering a new Administration led by someone who has repeatedly made hateful and disparaging remarks on refugees, minorities, and immigrants, I question the timing of enacting policies that hinder the ability of those who escaping persecution to find solace in our great nation."

The Examiner summarizes reaction from Republican lawmakers: 

Across the aisle, Republicans were just as unhappy as their liberal colleagues with the move. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida said Obama would be wrong to tout his Cuban policy reforms as an achievement.

"To the contrary, his policy has been a succession of betrayals of America's longstanding commitment to human rights and freedom, and a betrayal of the Cuban people who have suffered under oppression for far too long," Diaz-Balart wrote. "This last act of diminishing lifelines to Cubans languishing in totalitarianism is one final despicable betrayal of a people who deserve better from an American president."

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida took the greatest umbrage about doing away with the Cuban medical doctor program.

"The repeal of the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program was done because that's what the Cuban dictatorship wanted and the White House caved to what Castro wants, instead of standing up for U.S. democratic values and seeking the return of fugitives from U.S. justice like Joanne Chesimard or seeking compensation for U.S. citizens for their confiscated properties," Ros-Lehtinen wrote.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida said the "legitimizing" of Castro's dictatorship two years ago has contributed to reasons 100,000 Cubans have attempted to flee to the U.S. in that time. The decision, a week before President-elect Trump is sworn into office, does not follow through on humanitarian rights concerns Curbelo says the administration is leaving unfixed as it departs the White House.

"For two years, I have demanded a solution to this crisis from the Administration. Instead, the Administration chose to wait until the last hour to act, and as usual collaborated directly with the Cuban dictatorship instead of consulting members of Congress," Curbelo said in a statement . "America's policy toward Cuba should serve to advance U.S. interests, and it should never be coordinated with anti-American dictators."

Bear in mind this is the president who has enabled unfettered illegal immigration, supported sanctuary cities, allowed unvetted refugees and an unprecedented number of Muslim migrants to flood our shores -- but Cubans fleeing a despotic, Communist regime are now a problem for him in the last week of his administration? 

While the controversial wet-foot-dry-foot policy has indeed been abused -- and even many conservatives have sought its reform -- we know full well that Obama's decision -- like all his others -- was symbolic, and intended to harm the incoming president and those who have supported him.