They include the protection of the American flag. the benefits of inclusion in the American economic system. and the special provisions which have given Puerto Rico immunity from Federal taxation. with the inclusion of Puerto Rico in all the project appropriations made for the States. No other political entity on earth has been so favored. In addition. there was the escape valve which Puerto Ricos overpopulation has enjoyed by virtue of American citizenship. which permitted emigration to the U.S. mainland of Puerto Ricans whom the islands economy could not absorb. Finally. there is the special political status which MufiozMarins leadership has achieved. under which Puerto Rico has virtually complete selfgovernment. without the restrictions that earlier burdened other possessions of the United States. This status freed Puerto Rico from its previous condition of colonialism.
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