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Article: More Soviet, Eastern European Emigres to Be Allowed Into U.S.
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- The Washington Post
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- January 13, 1989
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The Reagan administration yesterday announced it will increase by
7,000 the number of Soviet and Eastern European emigres allowed to
enter the United States this year, with the additional numbers coming
from the unused quota for Southeast Asian refugees.
State Department spokesman Charles Redman said the shift will
allow a total of 25,000 Soviets and Eastern Europeans to come here
this year-easing a mounting backlog caused by increased Soviet Jewish
emigration while not significantly affecting Asian immigration. He
said the 7,000 places were mostly taken from refugee slots earlier
set aside for Vietnamese political prisoners and others who have not
yet been granted permission to leave ...