> What kind of comparison is that? Mexico is a giant country with huge (though dwindling) oil reserves, and the advantages of NAFTA (all the Detroit automakers

> What kind of comparison is that? Mexico is a giant country with huge (though dwindling) oil reserves, and the advantages of NAFTA (all the Detroit automakers have relocated down there). Cuba and the DR are similar sized geographically and demographically, and have similar climates and resources. > The DR is practically a failed state. Don't know why you say that, DR has been politically stable for decades and is economically similar to many other small Latin American countries.