Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society

Lautenberg Amendment, Soviet-era law now helping Iranians, gets lifeline

Posted on Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:54 am

Check out this JTA article on the inclusion of the Lautenberg Amendment in a continuing resolution passed by the House on March 6. The amendment provides a lifeline for Jews, Christians, Baha'is, and other religious minorities fleeing Iran, and was in danger of being eliminated due to the sequester cuts.

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