Red Carpet: 21 Years of Fame and Fashion, Updated Edition

Soon he'll be rich, and good for him. But I can't help thinking of a woman I met near Havana a few years ago. She lived in a small apartment with her husband, children and mother. Though she expressed no interest in moving to Miami, the woman had big-league credentials. She couldn't throw a slider, but she was as valuable as any athlete for whom we've rolled out the red carpet. This woman was an eye surgeon. She specialized in caring for children and the elderly. For her skill and dedication, she was rewarded by the Cuban government with a salary equivalent to about $бё a month. In this country the woman would be wealthy, of course. In this country she could afford $бё for a daiquiri. Still, she didn't speak of leaving Havana; she had her family and patients to think about. But I'm wondering what would happen if she changed her mind; if she and her relatives ended up stranded on a Bahamian island, like Hernandez and his friends. I wonder whether anyone in Washington would make a fuss, or even notice. I know visas are scarce, but maybe they'd let her use El Duque's ...»