I am joining our colleague. the Honorable CHARLES VANI. in cosponsoring legislation today which will prohibit the United States from giving mostfavorednation treatment to those countries which impose unduly severe taxes on individuals wishing to leave that country. While this bill would apply to any nation which imposes such restrictive measures. I believe we are all aware that it Is the Soviet Union which has maintained this policy specifically to prevent its Jews from emigrating to Israel. The Soviets have levied a socalled education tax. amounting. in some cases. to many thousands of dollars. on all those who are granted exit visas. This education tax is nothing more than a ransom on human lives which cannot be tolerated. It does appear that worldwide public pressure has caused the Soviets to ease up somewhat on their policy of repression.
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