Mr. Speaker. Im pleased to join with my colleagues in expressing my deep concern with the Soviet Unions refusal to allow the Terlitsky family to emigrate. During recent years. we have heard much of Secretary Gorbachevs intent to provide Soviet citizens with more "freedoms." Everything from more open news coverage to the democratization of the political process has been proposed. But. as long as families like the Terlitskys are denied the freedom to emigrate. because they have chosen to practice the religion of their birth. we must remain dubious of the Secretarys true intentions. The Terlitsky family has been applying to emigrate for over 10 years. They have been refused the right to emigrate. to both Israel and the United States. because of Mark Terlitskys supposed "possession of secret information." The denial of basic human rights has caused the Terlitsky family continuing hardships. As a result of their efforts to emigrate. Mark Terlitsky has lost his job as an architect. and his wife. Svetlana. has lost her job as an economics analyst.
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