Miguel Díaz-Canel made a direct appeal on Wednesday to the Cuban diaspora to invest, donate, import technology, and participate in the development of Cuba.
His words to the Cuban emigrants were in the closing speech of the Extraordinary Plenary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party held at the Palace of the Revolution on Wednesday.
"To the Cuban resident abroad who wants to invest, donate, import technology, open a market, or launch a project in their homeland, we will provide a clear, stable, and respectful framework, so that they are not looked at with suspicion for wanting to help their own or contribute to the development of the land that gave them birth," stated the leader.
The phrase that captured attention was the one that titles this article: "To anyone who wants to build with Cuba without intending to impose anything, we say with heartfelt sincerity, here is your home and here is the door wide open. Because at this moment, our homeland does not have room for any good Cuban to be left out."
Díaz-Canel's expression reminds many Cubans of the campaign "This is your home, Fidel," when the government attempted to show mass support for the dictator and distributed badges with the phrase throughout the country.
Now, the symbol of the house with its doors open ceases to be "Fidel's" and is offered to Cubans in exile, but not for everyone, only for those willing to provide capital to save socialism. The regime makes it clear that in the homeland, it only wants the "good Cuban."
Díaz-Canel's call is part of a package of more than 20 economic and social transformations approved in that same session, which includes an explicit legal framework allowing emigrants to participate in small and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions, foreign currency bank accounts, investment funds, agricultural businesses with access to land in usufruct, and virtual asset services.
In April 2026, the State Council approved Decree-Law 117/2026, which established the immigration status of "Investors and Entrepreneurs" for Cubans residing abroad, published in the Official Gazette on May 5. The process can be carried out at Cuban consulates and has a cost of 3,500 Cuban pesos.
Díaz-Canel himself acknowledged in the speech that part of the crisis in Cuba that necessitates these measures does not have an external origin.
"There are obstacles that do not come from outside or from blockades. There is slowness, bureaucracy, regulations that hinder those who want to produce, and decisions that we have postponed. What depends on us, we must change ourselves, and we must change it now," he stated.
He also acknowledged that the measures are not new; the government has been announcing them for years without any successes or concrete results.
"These are not new ideas; they are decisions that the country discussed and approved years ago. The mistake was not in proposing them, but in postponing them. And that phase of delay must come to an end," he warned.
The skepticism of Cubans regarding the call is widespread. On social media, they reacted with phrases like "Does anyone believe them?" and "It would be funny if it weren't so serious."
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