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Before we start looking at the vast number of poeple who want to ❤me into this country, I would like to raise my concern about an Jually large number of Soviet Jews who are not allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union. The Soviet government, of course, intensifying its persecution of Jewish Citizens at a time when Jewish emigration is at an all-time low. And if I'm not mistaken, nearly one-half of the current Jewish prisoners of conscience have been incarcerated since Mr. Gorbachev became General Secretary.
I do expect
very
fact that not
Admission ceilings that we in the Congress decide mean Tittle O a group who can't emigrate. I recognize the all nations have the same open-door policy that we do. I don't necessarily expect that they would. What
however y for signator state of the Helsinki Accords to comply with an
act they have signed. The provisions of the Helsinki Accord are not hard to understand. They're stated very simply, and I can only believe that the Soviet Union
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chooses to ignore the provisions which state they they, first of all, recognize every person has a right to leave any country, including his OWN. Or second, recognize and respect every individual's freedom of practice of religion, alone or with others. And third, to movement and contact among individuals And
facilitate
freer
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