She knows the question is normal. It is not surprising how upset millions or people can get. Not about Elian but over the overwhelming rhetoric of the government about this tragedy. Everything has been turned into politics. The government has spent thousands of pesos on open podiums, billboards, pullover shirts, etc.
Many children lack basic supplies like notebooks, pencils, erasers, etc. for school.
And there are too many who go to school with no breakfasts. Of course they get no snacks in school and many times have no lunches until they return home after school. Some go for days with empty stomachs, struggling to get a certificate or degree so as to make a living in the future - which so often lacks opportunities for the young generations. Cubans know that the tugboat massacre remains untouched, with the guilty running free through the Cuban streets with no remorse for what happened, no consideration for the suffering of the families and no punishment for such a vile crime, a crime that surely had the authorization of this totalitarian government. They express hope that some day the government's political rallies and this totalitarian regime will end so that Cubans can enjoy a free country, with liberty, democracy and true independence.