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...bill, which proclaims that it will "provide a process leading to full self government of Puerto Rico," presents voters with three options: commonwealth, separate sovereignty and statehood...
Separate sovereignty would lead to independence from the U.S. or free association, while statehood would provide a full and equal integration into the Union, according to a press release...
While plebiscites over the past 45 years have decided in favor of continuing the current commonwealth status, Roman traced the increasing support of the statehood option and described the commonwealth or free-associated state as obsolete...
Those opposed to the bill say that they believe that it favors statehood and forces Puerto Ricans to select the this option...
...Roman said last night that statehood may be one of the only ways to ensure more representation for Puerto Ricans...