On the recordJune 15, 2021
If we truly want to solve the issue of status for the island, we need to give Puerto Ricans the tools to design a true self-determination process.
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congress.govIf we truly want to solve the issue of status for the island, we need to give Puerto Ricans the tools to design a true self-determination process.
Gutierrez advocates for empowering Puerto Ricans in determining their political status.
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They got a whopping 97 percent. They did so good that they had to do a repeat 4 years later because no one thought--because not even Putin gets 97 percent of the vote.
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Statehood means complete protection of the U.S. Constitution to more than 3 million Americans.