Australia. and for reasons of history. West Germanyto enact similar legislation. Such a worldwide movement will have practical value in -encouraging the Soviet Union to permit the emigration of those Jews who wish to leave. And hopefully. the symbolic value of this offer of sanctuary will not go unheeded in Moscow. The special refugee quota of 10.200 available under present law for refugees from the Eastern Hemisphere. has been oversubscribed for the past 2 years and would not meet the need if the Soviet Union were to open her doors and permit the emigration of Soviet Jews on any modest scale. Of course many Soviet Jews who are permitted to leave will choose to go to Israel. This will be their choice but the enactment of this bill at this crucial time will remain always an act of American generosity in a time of need.
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