... kekeke ... come on Gringo, I more than answered your argument, or conjecture about French favoritism. But let me make it very simple and elementary so Gringo (and ignorant HA'MUNG) can understand.
1. France, the French, has 0 interest in supporting, developing, or modernizing Guyana. The country and natives ( including Hmong) are too stupid. (I made that clear using Indochina Laos as a perfect example. ) It is over 100 years already and Guyana is the same, with and/or without the Hmong there. That is FACT!
2. Any nation without an army to protect its sovereignty is a sitting duck soon to be a platter for consumption (invasion/conquest). That is FACT! Even, and especially today with global powers hoarding natural resources etc. .
Get it now ... kekeke ... 
(No further detailed explanation needed ... kekeke ... 
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Chico, you still don't get my point. What I'm saying is that if all the Hmong were to move to French Guyana and become French citizens we'd be under the umbrella of the French's homeland security. Therefore, we don't need an army. However, we will definitely have to serve in the arm forces.
On the development front, the Hmong who are living there do get about 40% of financial aid from the government to dig roads to their farms, buy machinery, and build houses.
Now, somewhere along the line we can ask for independence because being isolated from the main land creates hardships in terms of emergency responses to home land security or general governance. Therefore autonomy can be claimed as an essential element in the survival of the territory and a must have. It will take many centuries to have this dream realized, and yes, it might result in a war, but if it's carefully planned, the Hmong's dream of having a country will materialize for sure.
