Mr. President. rather than a huge influx of immigrants serving as a population buildup. which. it has been alleged. would constitute a threat to Israels neighbors. the fact is that Israels immigration is at one of the lowest levels which that state has experienced since it first gained independence 10 years ago. Second. a very important point is that these immigrants are not culled. as has been alleged. from lands where Jews do not live under social and economic pressures. but. rather. the overwhelming preponderance comes from within the Sovietbloc satellite nations of Eastern Europe. where Jews are under tremendous pressure. and from countries around the Mediterranean and in north Africa. and also Iran. where the situation is made extremely difficult. indeed. for Jews. On this basis. Israel remains the home for the oppressed and persecuted. the very purpose for which it was originally founded.
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