Manuel Corts This is Me

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1. 1. Sentinel & Enterprise

   www.sentinelandenterprise.com/ - [Cached]

   Published on: 12/12/2002   Last Visited: 12/12/2002

   Another customer, Manuel Corts, supports independence.
   
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   But Corts, 54, said without hesitation: "I am an independista. I believe Puerto Rico is an independent country."
   
   Corts, a retired National Guard sergeant who traveled with the military in the United States for 18 years, works as an assessor of contracts for Puerto Rico Electrical Power.
   
   Corts believes Puerto Rico's U.S. ties have hobbled trade opportunities. Corts said, "We can't establish our own economic plan of action. For example, we can't work with Japan to set up an automobile manufacturing plant here. Instead, we have to pay for the same Japanese cars to come from the mainland United States, and pay a lot more."
   
   His sentiments are akin to those of leading party members. "Puerto Rico is not just a piece of real estate populated by American citizens.