Mr. Speaker. today I would like to bring to the attention of my colleagues the case of Grigory Vigdorov. a young Soviet Jew. In 1973. Grigory and his family applied for permission to emigrate to Israel with his elderly parents. Although the parents visa was approved. Grigory was denied permission on the basis of his past service in the army. Two more attempts to obtain a visa were futile. Since that time. Grigory has repeatedly been the victim of government harassment and maltreatment. After his first application. he was ordered to leave his job as a pressmaker in a small button factory. and the only employment he has been able to find since is as a parttime tree surgeon.
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