FASCELL. for taking time to arrange this special order today to bring to the attention of the Congress. the citizens of our Nation and. indeed. the world an issue that is very important to me. I welcome this occasion to join with my colleagues in expressing my deep concern over the plight of Soviet Jews. After a high point in 1979 in Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union. we have witnessed a disturbing 95percent drop in exit visas in a short period of 3 yearsand this trend. unfortunately. appears to be continuing. Not only are thousands who desire to emigrate denied their opportunity. but many are prevented from even applying for emigration. These people. referred to as refuseniks. are often dismissed from their jobs. sentenced to exile and even imprisoned simply because they wish to go to another country. In addition. those Jews remaining in the Soviet Union are faced with everincreasing limitations and denials of the personal freedoms we in this Nation know and sometimes take for granted.
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