Administratively imposed restrictions must be subject to review and reversal if they were unreasonable or arbitrary. Lastly. any restriction on the basis of national security must demonstrate a real and actual danger to the security of the state. It appears that while state security is the ostensible reason for denying permission to emigrate. the real reason is that the Soviet Government has always viewed people desiring to leave the Soviet Union as traitors to their motherland. Thus. in a very broad sense. allowing them to leave damages the security of the state. This view is not based upon an applicants personal knowledge of specific state secrets whose disclosure might do specific harm to the Soviet Union. the international standard I just stated. This disturbing aspect of Soviet policy was revealed in another part of Gorbachevs remarks during his NBC interview. Discussing emigration. Gorbachev said. and again I quote: As regards the question that you touched uponthat is exit. entrywell. I understand the concern of the American side to some extent. since that is a nation that was formed as alargely as a result of emigration processes. And therefore our views are different. But you know. as is the case in the United States or in Canada. they dont really want to allow into the United States people from Mexico or from other countries. those who dont have the skills that are required. But as soon as in the 1970s there was especially a big flow of those who wanted to emigrate from the Soviet Union. there was one highly placed representative of the administration who declared that weve resolved the problems of mathematicians by 50 percent. The United States wants here through these channels making this out to bemaking themselves out to be an active defender of the rightsof human rights. to resolve their own problems. and what theyre organizing is a brain drain. And of course were protecting ourselves.
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