Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990110286

We are all familiar with the distressing record on human rights that the Soviet Union has compiled. One particular area which has not received great attention. but which I feel is very important. is that of divided spouses. Approximately 25 American citizens are deeply affected by the Soviet Governments refusal to grant exit visas to their Soviet spouses. Over the weekend I met with Mr. Simon Levin. who resides in my district and whose wife and son are living in Moscow. unable to emigrate. Mr. Levin had to emigrate shortly after he and his wife. Tamara Tretyakova were married in 1978. His case is the second longest outstanding divided marriage case.
Keywords matched
emigrate visas

Classification

Target group
None Specific
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN PORTER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
1985-10-29
Speech ID
990110286
Paragraph
#0
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