We must voice our complaints to the Soviets. We must let those oppressed know we recognize their plight and pray that they will not give up hope to practice and preach their beliefs. Real world peace cannot come about as long as the Soviet Union continues the harassments. beatings. imprisonments and deaths of its citizens who wish to emigrate or practice their religious beliefs. I urge my colleagues to pray to God that those who suffer these tragedies be permitted to practice and preach their faith unmolested. We must continually voice our concerns to our President and foreign policy officials to employ whatever powers are available. to extend our freedoms to others who long to share them. During the first 6 months of 1985. 500 Jewish emigrants. or refuseniks. were permitted visas to leave the Soviet Union. Others wait. for many up to 10 years. to emigrate. The number of emigrants declined since the signing of the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. This decline must be reversed. A very few are permitted to leave. and there remain thousands that have the hope that they too will be allowed to start a new life of freedom outside the U.S.S.R.
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