Still. we in the Congress and others in America are being constantly reminded that the Soviet Government is behaving contrary to the spirit of detente and civilized behavior. Th Soviet policy toward. the Jews. manifest in daily reports from the Soviet Union to this country. is uncomfortably reminiscent of the Nazi era. In addition to the $1.000 which the Soviets impose for an emigration permit. they have recently begun the practice of extorting what can only be described as "ransom." ranging from $5.000 to $37.000 in exchange for an exit permit for each Jew with a higher education. Along with the practices of denying employment to those seeking emigration. forcing them into military service. imprisonment. the denial of Jewish religious and cultural education. and other harassment. the Soviet Governments latest retrogressive step is so extreme as to connote an attitude of official despair of previous efforts to intimidate the oppressed Jewish minority. Mr. Speaker. the right of individuals to emigrate from a country is among one of the oldest and most important human rights known to Man. This right is founded on natural law. The Magna Carta incorporated this right in the year 1215.
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