PUERTO RICO SELF- HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INSULAR AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 4765 PUERTO RICO SELF-DETERMINATION ACT HEARING HELD IN NEW YORK, NY Serial No. 101-83 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 51-183 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1992 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona, Chairman GEORGE MILLER, California JAMES MCCLURE CLARKE, North Carolina JOHN LEWIS, Georgia BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American Samoa JAMES A. MCDERMOTT, Washington TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota DON YOUNG, Alaska, Ranking Republican Member ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO, California RON MARLENEE, Montana DENNY SMITH, Oregon JAMES V. HANSEN, Utah BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada JOHN J. RHODES III, Arizona JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JEFFREY L. FARROW, Staff Director GAIL A. MUKAIHATA, Professional Staff Member VIRGINIA SABLAN, Professional Staff Member, Insular and International Affairs LINDA GORDON STEVENS, Staff Assistant MANASE MANSUR, Republican Consultant on Insular and International Affairs NOTE.-The first listed minority member is counterpart to the subcommittee chairman. (II) Luis V. Gutierrez, president pro-tem, Chicago City Council Rangel, Hon. Charles B., a U.S. Representative from the State of New Green, Hon. Bill, a U.S. Representative from the State of New York Serrano, Hon. Jose, a U.S. Representative from the State of New York........ Olga A. Mendez, member, New York State Senate Angelo Del Toro, member, New York State Assembly Fernando Ferrer, president, Borough of the Bronx. Manuel Del Valle, Esq., Committee Pro-Puerto Rican Participation..... Sandra B. Otero, Esq., chair, legal subcommittee, Committee Pro- Julio Ortiz-Boria, National Congress of Puerto Rican Veterans, Inc..... Herman Vostrada, National Congress of Puerto Rican Veterans, Inc... Ismael Betancourt, Jr., vice president, Committee of 100 Democrats.... Jorge Hernandez, University of Boricua College of New York Carmen H. Sanjurjo, University of Boricua College of New York. Joseph Monserrat, former director of the Migration Division of the |