Mr. Speaker. yesterday the Soviet Union began taking steps to codify the free right to emigrate and that. indeed. is a welcome step. something people in America have long waited for. But before sounding the trumpets and saying that everything is accomplished. we have to be very careful. We first must see the language that the Soviet Union has proposed before rescinding any trade agreements. For instance. on draft age. will they allow people to come and families to come who have children of draft age? The Soviet draft age is from ages 16 to 27. How many families would leave a 16yearold behind?
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