I want to stress that the JacksonVanik provisions represent a minimal requirement for Communist countries. and that even these are actively avoided when possible by those countries. For example. our JacksonVanik provisions refer to citizens of Communist countries. To avoid our requirements. some countries simply refuse to call a "citizen" anyone who has expressed a desire to emigrate. They go further. As a noncitizen. their government takes away their ration cards (without which they cannot buy food). demotes or fires them from their jobs. harasses spouse and children. and engages in countless other forms of harassment. We would all agree that this is most severe treatment of one who simply indicates a desire to emigrate. We would all agree that to refuse to call such a person a citizen is a despicable subterfuge to engage in and an unconscionable way to attempt to avoid complying with the JacksonVanik provisions of the Trade Act. I call upon all who truly support simple and basic human rights for allincluding those who live under Communist regimesto support the legislation I am offering today to remove the provisions in our current law which allow a waiver of the tenets of JacksonVanik.
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