individual in cuba to another private business, et cetera. >> paul, the castro regime hasn't made many if any concessions on freedom for cubans, dozens of dissidents arrested just a week ago. how and when this will change? >> with all due respect to chris, no law has been changed in cuba. so any kind of exchange of convertible peso is because someone is favored enough to be able do it. but the law hasn't changed. but you're right, persecution has not only continued a pace, it has actually increased. we're on track this year for a record number of arrests. probably 8,000. hundreds of people regularly beaten and arrested. and nothing has been done about that. and that's why this policy has always been so unfortunate. the president missed an opportunity to use leverage to get the castro regime to do what