Our support of these Baltic peoples must continue. Many citizens of the three Baltic nations of Lithuania. Latvia. and Estonia have decided that they can no longer live in a satellite Communist nation and have applied for permission to emigrate. Soviet authorities have almost put an end to emigration by imposing an "education tax" which can amount up to $18.000 per person depending upon the level of education attained by the proposed emigrant. To resolve the intended emigrants dilemma. I joined with over 250 of my colleagues in the House of Representatives on February 7 in introducing H.R. 3911. a bill suspending trade with the Soviet Union until such a time as that country does away with its arbitrary and discriminatory methods of limiting the right of emigration. Mr. Speaker. as Members of the U.S. Congress. we must encourage the Lithuanians and other Baltic citizens to retain their spirit. In addition. we must help to make emigration a viable alternative for them.
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