2) There *has* been a genuine shift towards non-statehood options in recent years. The long tail of Hurricane Maria's devastation is not to be underestimated for how it's pushed Puerto Ricans, especially young islanders, in new directions. See here:
‘We are limited by the US in every aspect’: the young people behind Puerto Rico’s independence movementPopular sentiment has been growing since 2017, when the US failed in providing disaster relief after Hurricane Mariawww.theguardian.com