Fodors wife and son have been refused permission to join him for several years. These kind of actions do not speak well of a civilized 20th century regime. But then again. very few Communist regimes are civilized in many ways although they may be 20th century. Under the JacksonVanik amendment. the extension of MFN is dependent on a Communist nations performance with respect to emigration. There has been considerable emigration from Romania to the United States and especially to Israel. I believe that MFN has been an effective tool for stimulating that emigration. MFN has also provided us with leverage to encourage positive steps on other human rights issues. For those reasons.
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Communist regimes are uncivilized.