"The other thing is that when congress starts lowering my import taxes, the word is that they're also working out lowering my other taxes too (Senate to Vote on Repealing Estate Tax)."
Get a clue, we do not have import taxes on any of the CAFTA-DR countries. the agreement will alow for a gradual elimination of their import taxes on our products.
You might be able to get a clue from this report: "The five CAFTA countries and the Dominican Republic only gain immediate access for an additional tariff-rate quota (TRQ) amount of 109,000 metric tons of sugar." But even if what you said was true, what's so wonderful about foreign taxes on our exports? I mean, why do you want US companies to have to lower their prices to compete in the CAFTA countries?