Mr. Speaker. I wish to thank my colleagues today for calling my attention to this special order. It is time for us to address the worsening plight of the more than 2 million Jews trapped inside the Soviet Union. Last year. the rate of Jewish emigration all but reached a standstill. The 1984 total of 896 was the lowest recorded in a single year since 1970. As a result. an estimated 20.000 Jews were left stranded in the Soviet Union. Separated from their family and friends. ref useniks have been forced to wait for permission to leave with no assurance that they will. in fact. ever receive it.
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