MuELLER. Yes. the whole thing goes through middlemen between Secret Service. Party and emigrants. Not only bribes are involved. brt also the houses and other valuables which the emigrants leave behind. This has become a whole businessbranch. It should be pointed out. that JacksonVanik specifically states that MFN privileges will not be granted to any country that "imposes more than a nominal tax. levy. fine. free. or other charge on any citizen as a consequence of the desire of such citizen to emigrate." It would take quite a stretch of the imagination to claim that DM 8.000 (or U.S. $4500) is a nominal fee for emigration. Yet. it appears that the administration is claiming just that. Let me make it clear that I do not blame those who will pay large sums of money to get people out of Romania.
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