JMB, I must start by saying I have a deep respect for you and your posts. However, I don't know what to think of this last one.
You think the state of California is a police state?
1.Can a Dominican leave that island and visit other countries with just their passport? Even for the saw called upper upper Dominicans still need a Visa along with their passport to enter majority of the countries on this planet.
a. An American bagging food at a supermarket can enter majority of the countries with a passport alone. Freedom
The fact that dominicans need visas has nothing to do with DR laws, it is other countries' laws (Police states?)
2. East L.A., Little Havana, Devon Ave in Chicago, Little Haiti, Washington Heights, etc., Mexicans, Indian & Pakistani Cubans,Haitians, Dominicans etc all can have a slice of "apple pie" with their own countries national dish in the USA.
Even thought they were not born in the USA they all still have the right to the " American Dream" just like little Johnny in Des Moines Iowa.
a. Does Haitian people have the right to the "Dominican Dream" even if they have the proper papers? Freedom
Let's get real, no dominican, or latino for that matter, is even close to that "American Dream" (whatever that is). Unless of course, that dream is to be a janitor or waiter. Almost every latino you see making it big in the states is either born there or at least raised there. I think the same applies to haitians in DR.
3. If Sammy Sosa was hitting home runs for Licey instead of the Chicago Cubs, he would have about 60,000RD in his pocket right now. Freedom.
I'll give you that. But maybe if he was hitting home runs for Licey he wouldn't had had to shoot the blood out of his veins to replaced it with PED, just to gain those millions.
Let me give you another small example. Everytime a person on this board describes a weathy person in DR, a jeepita always follows behind. My mother has a friend that has money to BURN and she drives a Toyota Prius. People in the US have their own mind, not saying Dominicans do not but many come off like cyborgs on many issues.
Don't get me started on cyborg mentality and the USA, please.