I think we'll pass on this great idea.
Since we believe in freedom, let's liberate the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico while we are at it.
"St. Croix is poorer than the two other main islands of St. Thomas and St. John. "
They had tourism as a great income source, but that was screwed up by the high crime rate. My wife is in the travel industry and she was told the crime was a key reason many of the major lines pulled them off the itinerary. They still have Cruzan Rum though. When we were there it was cheaper than milk.