# La ruta tambien es politica - Source Packet

Date promoted to archive: 2026-08-23
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Related archive page: Cabotaje: la ruta que Puerto Rico no controla

## Source Path

- Local review packet: `posting/cabotage-followup-aug23-review-packet-2026-08-17.md`
- Platform schedule receipt: `posting/cabotage-central-aguirre-platform-schedule-receipt-2026-08-17.md`
- Prior archive page: `episodes/cabotaje-la-ruta-que-puerto-rico-no-controla.html`
- Source lock: `exports/cabotage/cabotage-source-lock-2026-07-09.md`

## Core Claim

For Puerto Rico, the route is also political: when cargo moves between U.S. points, it sits inside a specific legal shipping structure. For an island, that route can affect price, options, and power.

## Safe Public Claims

1. 46 U.S.C. Chapter 551 is the legal frame for coastwise/Jones Act shipping.
2. GAO-13-260 describes Puerto Rico maritime trade and the legal structure around U.S.-Puerto Rico cargo.
3. Hillberry / Jimenez estimates should be attributed through the Cato material, not to GAO.
4. The claim is about cargo between U.S. points, not every good entering Puerto Rico.

## Source Backbone

### 46 U.S.C. Chapter 551

Use for the legal structure and coastwise trade frame.

### GAO-13-260

Use for Puerto Rico maritime trade context and the discrete U.S.-Puerto Rico shipping market frame.

### Hillberry / Jimenez via Cato

Use for the economic-estimate trail with clear attribution.

## Guardrails

- Do not say the Jones Act alone explains Puerto Rico's economy.
- Do not say all goods entering Puerto Rico must use Jones Act ships.
- Keep the claim precise: cargo between U.S. points.
- Attribute economic estimates to Hillberry / Jimenez / Cato, not GAO.