In the end, the great issues presented here are civic, not economic. Do Puerto Ricans wish to become Americans? Because that is what statehood ineluctably implies. Or do they wish to preserve a separate identity?
Moynihan emphasizes the civic implications of Puerto Rico's statehood decision.
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