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Editor’s note<\/strong>: This op-ed is in response to two Letters to the Editor, recently published on Dominica News Online. <\/em><\/p>\n

Namely: ‘Can Dominica help Trump secure America’s borders?<\/a>‘ by Paul Alexander, published on December 26, 2025. <\/em><\/p>\n

The second being:‘CBI accountability cannot be deflected by blaming U.S. systems’<\/a>, by Diana Pascal, published on December 27, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n

As always, the views expressed in this op-ed are those of the author, and do not represent the stance of Duravision Inc., Dominica News Online, or any of its subsidiary brands.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The recent U.S.Presidential Proclamation suspending certain visa categories for nationals of Dominica, Antigua & Barbuda, and\u2014by implication\u2014St. Kitts & Nevis, Grenada, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, has stirred passionate debate across the Caribbean. Two prominent commentaries\u2014by Paul Alexander and Diana Pascal\u2014attempt to define the narrative. Each offers valuable insight. But both fall short of a broader truth: this is no longer just about compliance failures. It is a moment of geopolitical recalibration\u2014and a test of regional unity and sovereign maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n

A False Binary: U.S. Pressure vs. Caribbean Policy<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Paul Alexander argues that the United States has unfairly <\/span>weaponized<\/span> its visa regime, punishing small states for monetizing their sovereignty through Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programs. He rightly highlights a core inconsistency: the U.S. failure to share visa denial data with CBI units, despite expecting airtight vetting from those very programs. Indeed, greater data-sharing could have prevented many red-flagged applicants from ever acquiring Caribbean passports.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Mr. Alexander overlooks a critical reality. In today\u2019s global security environment, no country\u2014however sovereign\u2014can demand reciprocity without aligning with shared enforcement frameworks. The U.S. has the sovereign right to set its border policies. The Caribbean, if it seeks restored access and diplomatic equilibrium, must address valid concerns on enforcement, <\/span>information<\/span> integrity, and program credibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caution <\/span>Against<\/span> Internal <\/span>Scapegoating<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

On the other end of the spectrum, Diana Pascal calls out the Caribbean itself\u2014blaming CBI overreliance, weak institutions, and short-term fiscal planning. She describes CBI as a transactional model in tension with the idea of citizenship as a social contract. Some of her observations resonate. But her critique too easily collapses into a political indictment, not a policy diagnosis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Pascal does not acknowledge that CBI, when responsibly governed, has financed hospitals, post-disaster recovery, climate resilience infrastructure, and education. Nor does she fully grapple with the fact that the December 16 U.S. Proclamation cites specific cooperation failures\u2014not macroeconomic design flaws\u2014as the rationale for the suspension. The issue is enforcement\u2014not <\/span>revenue models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Missing Frame: <\/span>CARICOM Fragmentation and the Venezuela-Cuba Axis<\/span> – <\/span>Multipolar<\/span> Geopolitics<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Both Alexander and Pascal miss the larger context: this is not simply about flawed due diligence or moral hazard. It is about containment, leverage, and hemispheric realignment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consider the December 23 statement by Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s Prime Minister <\/span>Kamla<\/span> <\/span>Persad-Bissessar<\/span>, who disavowed CARICOM\u2019s political and security policies <\/span>– <\/span>calling the regional bloc \u201can unreliable partner\u201d <\/span>and declared that Trinidad would chart its own path. The timing is not coincidental. Her remarks align neatly with the Trump Administration\u2019s revived \u201cgunboat diplomacy\u201d posture\u2014focused on isolating Venezuela and, by extension, destabilizing Cuba, its key regional ally.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Caribbean has become collateral terrain in this broader standoff. Eastern Caribbean states perceived as insufficiently aligned with U.S. interests\u2014or as offering mobility to nationals from sanctioned or adversarial states\u2014have found themselves in the path of escalating pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is no accident. The policy footprint of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Antonio Rubio\u2014a Cuban-American hardliner who now also serves as National Security Advisor\u2014is unmistakable. For years, Rubio has cast Caribbean <\/span>nations as a Cuba support system thus the Caribbean <\/span>CBI programs as a national security loophole. Now, he has the tools to act.<\/span><\/p>\n

Europe Joins the Chorus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The challenge is no longer Atlantic-centric. The European Union is also moving toward a stricter posture. A recent European Commission report reaffirmed that even the existence of a CBI program\u2014regardless of misuse\u2014may constitute grounds for suspending <\/span>Schengen<\/span> visa-free access. While the Caribbean has long touted its visa-free travel privileges as a selling point of CBI, those privileges now hang in the balance on both sides of the Atlantic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EU’s revised Visa Suspension Mechanism no longer focuses solely on \u201cgenuine link\u201d concerns; it now considers CBI itself a structural risk, particularly where rejection rates are low and due diligence protocols remain opaque. If the U.S. suspension was the first domino, the EU could be next.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strategic Recalibration, Not Capitulation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Let us be clear: this is not just about program names, rebranding, or lengthening residency requirements. This is about whether small states can defend sovereign policy choices while adapting to shifting global norms around mobility, identity, and enforcement.<\/span> <\/span>It is <\/span>also <\/span>about <\/span>containment, alignment, and leverage<\/span>. The Caribbean is being asked, implicitly, to <\/span>choose sides<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Some, like Dominica, have moved swiftly\u2014enacting reforms that address name changes, enhanced due diligence, and stricter enforcement as of October 14, 2025. Others, like St. Vincent under its new government, are striking a conciliatory yet confident tone that favors regional solidarity over isolation. <\/span>And still others have remained uncomfortably silent\u2014caught between economic vulnerability and geopolitical pressure.<\/span> <\/span>Still others, like Trinidad, appear to be abandoning regionalism altogether in favo<\/span>r of transactional bilateralism –<\/span> distanced themselves from the regional bloc altogether, aligning with U.S. preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is urgently needed now is not recrimination or retreat\u2014but coordination.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Way Forward: Sovereign Transparency and Regional Unity<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Rather than succumb to external pressure or internal division, Caribbean states must demonstrate that citizenship is neither for sale nor beyond scrutiny. A few strategic priorities emerge:<\/span><\/p>\n

Reaffirming regional unity<\/span>, rather than retreating into bilateral alignments or nationalist isolation; <\/span>Formalize visa-related data-sharing protocols<\/span> with U.S. and EU authorities to preempt future concerns through proactive transparency<\/span>\u2014<\/span>d<\/span>emanding U.S. <\/span>& EU <\/span>data-sharing<\/span> protocols for visa denials and derogatory findings, under mutual legal assistance frameworks<\/span>; <\/span>Accelerate the launch of the Eastern Caribbean CBI Regulatory Authority (EC CIRA)<\/span>\u2014a regional mechanism to depoliticize program oversight and restore international trust<\/span>\u2014<\/span>s<\/span>tanding up a fully independent regional CBI regulatory authority<\/span>\u2014to insulate decision-making from short-term fiscal pressures; <\/span>Reaffirm regionalism<\/span>, even amid disagreement, recognizing that a fragmented CARICOM weakens all member states in the eyes of Washington and Brussels alike.<\/span><\/p>\n

Engage U.S. and EU counterparts respectfully<\/span>, not from a place of guilt<\/span> or defiance<\/span>, but grounded in shared interests around mobi<\/span>lity, development, and security<\/span>\u2014<\/span>in secure, credible, and sovereign systems of mobility<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elevate domestic civic education<\/span>, so citizens understand that CBI is not a political football\u2014it is a developmental lever with global implications.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is not the time for internal fracturing or blame<\/span> games. It is the time for <\/span>professional regulatory convergence<\/span>, paired with <\/span>respectful sovereignty-based dialogue<\/span> with our international partners. We must treat citizenship not as a political football or economic lifeline, but as a <\/span>sacred trust<\/span>, with responsibilities owed both to those who receive it\u2014and to the global community we are part of.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Conclusion: Beyond the Blame Game<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Paul Alexander is right to demand tha<\/span>t the U.S. share responsibility and <\/span>do more to collaborate rather than punish. <\/span> Diana Pascal is right to<\/span> call for stronger institutions<\/span>\u2014<\/span>we must strengthen our institutions and economic models. <\/span> But both fall short <\/span>and <\/span>must also recognize that we are at an inflection point<\/span>\u2014<\/span>acknowledge<\/span> the <\/span>multipolar<\/span>, multi-actor nature of the challenge. This is a geopolitical stress test\u2014not just a policy misstep.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question is not whether CBI programs should exist. The question is whether we will reform, regulate, and regionalize them in ways that protect sovereignty whil<\/span>e earning international respect<\/span>\u2014<\/span>rebuild its legitimacy<\/span>, regionally and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

That task will require more than opinion pieces. It will require <\/span>leadership, coordination, and diplomacy grounded in mutual respect<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The world is watching. And the next move is ours. <\/span>Let\u2019s rise to meet the moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

PS: Because I work in Washington DC and I am also an American Citizen does not mean that I have abandoned the place of my birth. A Dominican-born <\/span>national & a <\/span>U.S. citizen<\/span> <\/span>(High School \u2013 St. Mary\u2019s Academy, a duly <\/span>D\/ca<\/span> registered voter, with a valid unexpired driver\u2019s license & passport \u2013 who intends to revalidate his right to vote in his homeland), <\/span>and Managing Director & General Counsel at Global Political Solutions, based in Washington, D.C.<\/span>
\n<\/span>December 28, 2025<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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