Why .ot expel all of those who want to leave? The essential answer is th. The government restricts emigration as it restricts freedom of expression because the Soviet. system could not withstand the political and ideological impact of giving its citizens a choice. Counterideological expression and a renewed flow of emigration from the Soviet Union would constitute a massive vote against the Soviet system and its societal restriction So. in this time of renewed tensions between us.. the Soviets are taking Ndvantage an d clamping down hard on the father of the dksfdrrt movement. And. ft. in the near future. the tensions somehowcool. you ean be sure that the Soviets will again use their restricted form of "free" emigration in attempts to wiit our favor or new concessions. This suggests two Important points. First. human rights policy can. and should remain an active tool in our foreign policy to protest and hopefully arrest further violations.
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