Fishels native land. In 1977. Sergeis mother emigrated to the United States. In 1979. after the obligatory 5year wait that followed his military service. Sergei and his family requested permission to emigrate and were denied. Their application has since been denied three times. without explanation. Because of his attempts to emigrate. both he and his wife were unable to find employment. He is currently serving a 9year sentence in a Soviet labor camp. This summer. I wrote to Secretary Gorbachev. along with 115 of my colleagues. urging him to grant clemency to Sergei Fishel. and allow him and his family to emigrate. Today. I repeat that request.
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