Mr. President. today I wish to speak about Alexander (Sasha) Wainer. his wife Marina. their daughter Yana. and Marinas parents. In what has become an almost stereotypical story. the Wainers applied for exit visas in January 1979. soon thereafter Sasha was fired from his job as a chemical engineer. A pattern of regular harassment followed. Sasha has not been able to gain employment in his profession. even though he is fluent in English and obviously of great value because of his technical expertise. Sasha has been forced to hold lesser Jobs such as a night guard and elevator operator. and even these have been only on a temporary. occasional basis. Marina Wainer is a trained biologist and we can only guess what intimidation the Soviets have used against her. Typically. the Soviets have also refused on five or six separate occasions exit visas for Marinas parents. The Wainers have a daughter. Yana. born in 1981 and are expecting a second child soon.
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