s, Guerra maintains that “visas to a dreamland do not exist” and that there is no use seeking them. Furthermore, he demonstrates that illegal immigration by jola leads to certain “victimization by the sea.”Then what hope does Guerra’s merengue offer Dominicans? It offers them the pleasure of knowing that if they stay loyal to home and do not try to escape to a mythical dreamland or Nueba Yol, the concert will continue, life will be enjoyable and safe, better fortunes will lie ahead....
