Mr. Speaker. the AFLCIO Executive Council recently issued important statements on several topics of interest to Congress. One of these. reproduced below. concerns the plight of Jews in the Soviet Union who want to immigrate to Israel. the United States. or other countries. Unfortunately. despite repeated appeals from an aroused world. Soviet leaders resist these pleas. It seems unenlightened. as well as a betrayal of human dignity and decency. to persist in this attitude. A countrys gates should be opened as widely as possible to both those wanting to enter or leave. What does a country gain. even from its own viewpoint. to imprison its citizens who want nothing more than to find a new home elsewhere?
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