For us. this is not an idle exercise. Our Nation is rooted in the hatred of tyranny which drove our forefathers to the lonely shores of the New World. Hundreds of thousands of our citizens today are refugees from European lands submerged beneath the tides of Red oppression. Many millions more have kinfolk in those oppressed lands. All look to America as the bulwarkthe last remaining bulwark of liberty. Each year thousands of persons flee or attempt to flee to the West from the Communist world. At the risk of life and limb. these refugees vote with their feet and they vote for freedom. It is important to support them. For this reason. I have cosponsored legislation to withhold mostfavorednation tariff treatment from the Soviet Union because it continues to deny its citizens the right to freely emigrate and I shall continue to speak out on this crucial issue of human dignity. Civilized countries must speak out when other countries engage in actions which violate human rights and we must always make certain that we do not support barbarism with our moneys. Americans believe in Independence and selfdetermination for nations throughout the world. and in my own city of Chicago there are many thousands of citizens who through nativity or ancestry share the vibrant cultures and heritage of liberty of the peoples of Europe who now lie captive under the yoke of communism.
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