Mr. Speaker. this morning I call the attention of this body to a pressing issue. one of global proportions. an issue of tragedy. and one that is morally unjustifiable. The issue of which I speak is the continuing religious discrimination against Soviet Jews. especially in emigration. and the continued antiSemitism that abounds in the Soviet Union today. The problem of Jewish emigration is growing rapidly. and if it continues. will lead to the effective termination of Jewish emigration completely. Mr. Speaker. a brief look at the facts sheds light on this problem. In October of 1979. the Soviets allowed 4.746 Jews to emigrate. yet in October of 1981. they allowed just 368. The numbers speak for themselves. Overall by year. the Soviets have decreased the numbers from 51.320 in 1979 to 8.650 so far this year. with the predicted numbers for November and December keeping this figure around 10.000.
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