I submit that we do much more for the human rights of the people of Romania. and for the national interest of the United States. by sticking with the existing system of reviewing Romanias MFN status on an annual basis. following a careful. stringent review by the administration. It is clear that the process of annual reviews has left human rights in much better circumstances than would otherwise be the case. We can approach the Romanian Government with family reunification or emigration cases every year. as many of us do. Many if not most of those cases are favorably resolved. What possible leverage would we have with Romania if we gave up on this system? We should also bear in mind that over 15.000 individuals were permitted to leave Romania in 1986. accordingly the cases that come to our attention represent only the tip of the iceberg of Romanian emigration. We have to be realistic in our expectations for change in the short term. We recognize that our systems differ from one another. progress will be slow.
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