President. I rise to introduce a joint resolution urging the Soviet Union to release Anatoly Shcharansky. all other prisoners of conscience as well as longterm refusenisk. and to deal promptly and humanely with all Jews living within Soviet borders who wish to leave. In recent years. the number of Jews allowed to emigrate from the Soviet Union has been at alltime lows. Over the past few months. we have seen some glimmer of hope that the new Soviet Government may be willing to ease their restrictive policies. Meaningful increases. however. have yet to materialize. Anatoly Shcharansky. Yosef Begun. and others remain imprisoned for their advocacy of Jewish cultural and religious life in the U.S.S.R. and the right to emigrate to Israel. Ida Nudel. Vladimir Slepak. and untold thousands of other refuseniks continue to be kept in the Soviet Union against their will.
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