Mr. Speaker. the latest move of the Soviet Union to "tax" Russian Jews who wish to emigrate to Israel can only be regarded as the product of a mentality that debases human dignity and casts contempt upon fundamental human rights. It is indeed a paradox that the Russian Government. which despises its Jewish citizens. should adopt an official policy that prevents all but the wealthy from leaving the country. Such a policy is truly uncivilized and should be condemned by freedomloving people throughout the world. In this context. I am pleased to join with my colleague JOSHUA EILBERG in sponsoring a resolution to express the sense of Congress "That the government and leaders of the Soviet Union should be condemned for creating a class of slaves in the 20th century by forcing thousands of people to live and work in a country which they want to leave. because they do not have the money to ransom themselves into freedom."
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