He fears that he will be punished for not being able to work. Anatoly Shcharansky is a symbol for all the Soviet Jews that have been unfairly denied the most fundamental of human rights. Despite this illegal infringement on the human rights of all Soviet Jews and dissidents. the Soviet authorities still remain reluctant to allow Soviet Jews to leave the Soviet Union and seek asylum in countries that value the importance of religious and political freedom. Never before in the history of the Soviet Jewry movement has the emigration rate been so low. As of November 1983. only 1.218 Soviet Jews were allowed to leave the Soviet Union. This figure is appalling considering the highest emigration rate was in 1979 with 51.320 people given the permission to seek freedom. Mr. Speaker.
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