Mr. Speaker. I am shocked and dismayed by the decision of the Supreme Soviet to adopt its intolerable tax of emigration. Despite cries of protest. led by this body. from nations throughout the world. the Soviet Union is intent on enforcing a policy that virtually prohibits emigration of the educated. Soviet Jews are the principal victims of this deplorable policy. simply because they seek to participate in the gatheringin of the Jewish people in the State of Israel. Soviet leaders. in confirming this obnoxious policy. may hope to pacify critics by imposing a graduated scale of payment. The tax has been reduced in proportion to the number of years of employment. and under the new statute. there is no fee for disabled veterans or pensioners.
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