>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> Tulsi: UL DIAZ ARRIVED IN
THE UNITED STATES IN 2021 ON A
K-1 VISA BEFORE THAT, HE WAS A
COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER IN CUBA
EARNING $12 A MONTH.
HE HAS A YOUTUBE CHANNEL WITH
HIS WIFE WHO IS AN AMERICAN.
THE CHANNEL IS ABOUT DIAZ’S
APPRECIATION FOR AMERICA AND HOW
BLOWN AWAY HE IS BY EVEN THE
SMALLEST OF LUXURIES HERE. HERE IS ONE OF HIS RECENT VIDEOS
HERE IS ONE OF HIS RECENT VIDEOS
FROM FENWAY PARK.
>> MY GOD.
WOW.
>> SECOND BASEMAN, NUMBER 33,
BRENDAN DONOVAN. >> THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.
>> THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Tulsi: LAST MONTH, YOEL
DIAZ UPLOADED THIS VIDEO SHOWING
HIS VERY FIRST PAYCHECK FROM HIS TIME IN THE UNITED STATES.
TIME IN THE UNITED STATES. >> [SPEAKING SPANISH]
>> Tulsi: YOEL AND MARISSA
DIAZ JOIN US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
IT WARMS MY HEART TO WATCH THOSE
VIDEOS AND SEEING THE COUNTRY
THROUGH YOUR EYES ESPECIALLY
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES ON
THE NEWS AND IN SOCIAL MEDIA WE
HEAR PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT PROBABLY
LOT OF THINGS THAT PROBABLY
SEEMED SILLY TO YOU BUT REALLY
TAKING FOR GRANTED OUR GOD-GIVEN
RIGHTS ENSHRINED IN THE
CONSTITUTION.
CAN YOU SHARE WITH US OR TO
THOSE RIGHTS, WHAT TO THOSE
FREEDOMS MEAN TO YOU?
>> FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
THAT WAS IMPORTANT FOR ME.
AND YOU KNOW, THE FREEDOM OF THE
DREAM.
THAT’S SOMETHING I NEVER HAD A
MILD COUNTRY.
>> IN CUBA, YOU CAN’T DREAM.
TO HAVE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES.
OF COURSE CUBA IS COMMUNIST
DICTATORSHIP FENCE FREEDOM OF
SPEECH IS NOT ALLOWED.
EVEN US DURING OUR CONTENT HERE
IS SUCCESS BEING BEING ABLE TO
GO TO CUBA TO SEE HER FAMILY
AGAIN.
>> Tulsi: I CAN ONLY IMAGINE
WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU TO BE FREED
FROM THE FEAR THAT YOU FORMERLY
FELT AND TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK
WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART HERE AT
HOME.
WHAT ARE THE KINDS OF REACTIONS
THAT YOU’RE GETTING FROM PEOPLE
AS YOU OPENLY OPEN YOUR HEART TO
OTHER PEOPLE?
>> WELL, WE GET A RANGE OF
REACTIONS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIKE
WHAT WE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE
CUBAN GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNISM
IN GENERAL.
THEN WE HAVE LOTS MORE PEOPLE
WHO REALLY ARE RECEPTIVE TO THE
CONTENTS BECAUSE IT RESONATES
NOT ONLY WITH AMERICANS BUT ALSO
CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS WHO CAN
SEE THEIR FAMILIES IN YOEL AND
IMMIGRANTS THEMSELVES AS WELL SO
IT’S A RANGE OF REACTIONS TO BE
HONEST.
>> IT’S COOL.
HAVING THAT EXPERIENCE.
I ALWAYS PUT IN THE VIDEO, I’M
TALKING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
WHEN I’M COMING HERE THE FIRST
TIME, I SAW SOMETHING SPIRITUAL.
WHEN YOU SEE THESE AND YOU COME
HERE AT MY AGE OF 38, AND YOU’RE
COMING HERE, YOU SAY WOW.
FREEDOM.
WOW.
THAT’S THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
I NEVER HAD THAT.
>> Tulsi: EXACTLY.
I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT
REMINDER BECAUSE YOU’RE EXACTLY
RIGHT.
THESE FREEDOMS ARE TOO OFTEN
TAKEN FOR GRANTED BUT THEY ARE
FREEDOMS THAT WE MUST ALL
CELEBRATE AND DO ALL THAT WE CAN
TO PROTECT.
THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR