Rep. Ocasio-Cortez says that the Puerto Rico self-determination bill she is co-sponsoring with fellow New York Democrat, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, “does not oppose statehood” and does not impose independence on the U.S. territory.
The self-determination bill will create a mechanism consistent with international human rights by rejecting any “option of territorial character that will maintain the status quo” and providing a transitional plan toward decolonization, said Annette Martinez-Orabona, director of the Caribbean Institute of Human Rights, during herBut González-Colón and the statehood bill advocates argue that details about a transition toward statehood should be worked out after statehood gets ratified...
Ocasio-Cortez added that her bill also includes a mandate to ensure all Puerto Ricans are informed about the legal effects of any new territorial status prior a vote, a clause she stressed as important in order to minimize misinformation around the fate of Puerto Rico’s debt restructuring process, as well as the fate of their U.S. citizenship and their current taxation system.
“Take a look at Brexit,” said Rafael Cox Alomar, professor of constitutional law at the University of the District of Columbia Washington, D.C., in reference to. He was a witness in favor of the self-determination bill. Ocasio-Cortez said Brexit is a perfect example of voters favoring a life-changing outcome without fully understanding the consequences of such a transition.
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