Watching this movie gave me an extremely different sense of what is actually going on in Cuba. Although I knew Cuba is a socialist country, I had no idea that any type of commerce is prohibited. The film angered me very deeply to see that this is going on in the world, especially a mere 90 miles from where I live. It makes me wonder how, quite frankly, stupid a leader has to be to actually view this form of government and society as right and successful or even having any chance of working from the beginning. I am very upset by the many violent, wrong acts that Fidel Castro has committed and with the Soviet Union gone, I wonder why the world does not do something to stop it. Although we are in a time where many people view foreign intervention as unnecessary and problematic, I do not understand how anyone could possibly allow this to persist simply because they do not want to get involved. I have much more sympathy for Cubans, especially after seeing the sun-burnt, new-born baby. One driving question I have about Cuba is, “If I were a Cuban faced with the decision of sending my child to America with the possibility of never seeing him/her, what would I do?” This movie has made me even more confident that my answer would be to send my child to America. As we talked about in class and as many Cubans in the film mentioned, there is no future there. If I were a parent, I would want the best thing for my children, even if that meant I would never be able to see them again. Giving my children and their children a better chance at having a good life is worth sending them to America.