Even in the unlikely event that one or more of these countries did withdraw from our export market. all would not do so at once. I have no quarrel with the intent of the Vanik amendment. I deplore the restrictive immigration policies of some of the Communist countries. However. it is my belief that it will not work. Over the years. embargoes and other restrictive trade measures have been singularly ineffective. I see no reason to believe we can affect the internal policies of other countries by U.S. lawwhat would be our reaction to a Soviet law designed to promote or deny busing of schoolchildren in the United States or. say. a completely open immigration policy. In view of the d6tente that has been developed over the past couple of years. it is increasingly clear that there is opportunity to work out our areas of disagreement with the Communist countries. Persuasion. cooperation. and a deepening of detente shows much more promise than a belligerent and discriminatory domestic political action.
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