Speaker. I am pleased to take part in this special order to highlight the plight of Soviet refuseniks. The Soviet Union has a long and sorry record of depriving its citizens of the most fundamental of liberties. including the freedom to emigrate. Even compared to that abysmal record. 1986 was a terrible year for Soviet citizens. particularly Soviet Jews. seeking to leave the U.S.S.R. Todays special order focuses on the plight of the Terlitsky family. whose requests to emigrate have been frustrated for over a decade. The case is appalling. and deserves to be emphasized. At the same time. however. it is important to note that this case represents thousands of similarly situated families.
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