to the editor: There is no perfect government in the world (as evidenced by poverty and homelessness in the good old United States). However, in his column, guest contributor Anthony DePalma avoids the elephant in the room: US sanctions on the people of Cuba. widely condemned as a violator of international law (“The resilience of the Cuban people is a strength but also a trap” January 15).
I agree with DePalma's praise for the resilience of the Cuban people. As part of my graduate studies, I had the opportunity to study in Havana in the summer of 2004 and, in the process, interviewed dozens of people for and against the revolution.
Imagine if the United States imposed similar strict economic sanctions on Mexico: there would likely be tens of millions of Mexicans trying to cross the border. If sanctions on Cuba were lifted, we could see Cuba prosper in the areas of education, medicine, agriculture, tourism and infrastructure.
Salvador Jimenez, Los Angeles
