Mr. Speaker. I again wish to express my support for the Freedom of Emigration Act. prohibiting mostfavorednation trade status for countries denying their critizes the right to emigrate or imposing excessive fees for emigration. In view of the recent Soviet Union formalization of its policy of imposing education exit taxes on those seeking to emigrate. I believe we must continue to bring pressure to bear expressing our outrage and intolerance for such actions. The emigration taxes now levied by the Soviet Union and directed at Soviet Jews desiring to leave the country are an affront to principles of Individual liberty that apply to all peoples. Recognizing the special value of Jews and turning them into cash export is an exploitative action that should not be allowed to go unchallenged. The substantial majority of members of both houses of Congress cosponsoring this legislation is evidence of the overwhelming opinion in the United States that we will not disregard the callous violation of the civil rights of citizens anywhere in the world.
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