Enhanced Commonwealth and Free Association

For many years, Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party (PDP) favored an “enhanced commonwealth” status. The party’s official statement about what that enhanced commonwealth might look like found a national platform in a bill introduced by Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-CA) in the House in June, 2000 (HR4751) that provided Puerto Rico with a “permanent union” with … Continue reading Enhanced Commonwealth and Free Association