That is why I have introduced this week two pieces of legislation on this subject. both of which would increase American pressure on the Soviet Union to recognize the legitimate rights of its Jewish citizens. We cannot stand idly by while another wave of antiSemitism sweeps through the Russian nation. The first of my bills would provide 30.000 special refugee visas for Russian Jews who wish to come to this country. In a sense. this is a direct challenge to the Soviet Union and. particularly. to its emigration policy. In the past. most Jewish requests for emigration have been denied on the grounds that the emigrant had not received permission from the country in which he wanted to stay. In fact. this technicality merely clouded the real nature of Soviet antiSemitism.
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