While the Russians have permitted increasing numbers of Jews to leave the Soviet Union. they have been extremely selective. While the unskilled and the uneducated are permitted to leave. thousands of technicians. scientists. teachers. and professional people have not been allowed to leave. This practice is in clear violation of the declaration of human rights. which affirms the right of every man and woman to emigrate freely and without restriction. Recently. I received a letter from a young man in the Soviet Union who stated that he had tried. unsuccessfully for a year. to obtain an emigration visa. CXVIII---817Part 10 The consideration of this resolution is very timely. Next month the President will visit the Soviet Union and confer with top officials there. Should the House and Senate pass this measure. the President must recognize the importance of this issue to the people of the United States. To my mind. this resolution is of utmost urgency. as it speaks to the core of human existence: the desire to be free. By enacting House Concurrent Resolution 471 the House will be taking a positive and decisive step to aid the Jewish citizens of the Soviet Union whose only purpose is to attain the freedom to emigrate to their homeland. I call on my colleagues to act favorably upon this measure.
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