In 2022, the private space company SXJ had record profits, in excess of one trillion dollars. The company's CEO, Carlos Gracia, was from New Orleans, Louisiana, and saw the devastation of the rising seas. He met in secret with then president, Hilary Clinton, to discuss the building of a barrier that would surround the Gulf of Mexico. Clinton said that the project would have to include the skilled construction workers of Mexico, and so the duo had a private conference with the Mexican president, Antonio Caesar. President Caesar signed on to the project. Garcia then met with the presidents of all the Caribbean nations, and told them that they must pay a fee to be included into the project. Only the Bahamas paid up. This left the nations of Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Ar