Mr. Speaker. in its consideration of this trade legislation. the Congress has had a special concern for reiterating objection to the restrictive emigration policies of the Soviet Union in the matter of Jewish Soviet nationals who have desired to emigrate to Israel. While I have great compassion for these situations. I do believe that it is important to make a record here today in behalf of the several dozen spouses of U.S. nationals who have been denied emigration. One of these is the wife of Prof. Woodford McClellan of the University of Virgina. Even though Professor McClellan has visited the Soviet Union on several occasions under exchange scholar programs. he has been denied a visa to visit his wife at this Christmas season. Let us have in mind the Soviet Jews who want to emigrate to Israel. but let us have more particularly in mind the spouse of U.S. nationals who simply want to join their husbands or wives here in our own country.
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