Several Presidents have received delegations from the American Hungarian Federation to discuss these problems. The federations foreign affairs committee has recently completed major studies on the International legal status of Soviet armed forces stationed on Hungarian soil. abortion laws in Hungary. a statement to the House Judiciary Committee on making flag burning a Federal crime. and a memorandum to the President on American policies toward Hungary and Eastern Europe. It sponsored over 20.000 Hungarian refugees to America after World War II and over 35.000 more after the Hungarian uprising of 1956. In addition. the federation sent almost $1.5 million to Hungary and Hungarians living in Western Europe between 1945 and 1952. Over $500.000 was given after the 1956 freedom fight even before a separate organization was established to do relief work.
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