Marco Rubio

Just briefly so that no one is wondering where all the money went, in my statement I said the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund was $12.5 billion. It is actually $2.5 billion.

Thank you for being here today and being a part of this and all the work that went into getting us to this point.

I have personally said that this is not even about Iraq at this point; it is about the long-term security of the United States.

Word of mouth on this issue is extremely powerful.

We have to examine the reason why they want to come here, as opposed to going to Panama or some other place.

I think it is unfortunate and counterproductive to ignore both the reality and the applications of our immigration laws.

So, there are now--I mean, the word of mouth has gotten back that if you arrive in the United States by yourself as an adult, your chances are a lot better if you arrive as a parent of a child that is traveling with you.

And, Mr. Eaves, in your testimony you list several factors that can prevent child trafficking.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Senator Rubio, I want to thank you, in particular, for the work you have done recently in this area.

Let me thank both of you, again, for your commitment on this issue and for your frankness with this committee.

We need to make it very clear there is nothing culturally acceptable about going to these other countries, as Americans, and participating in these sorts of things.

Foreign governments tend to focus their anti-trafficking efforts on sex trafficking, which is horrifying, but there is also the issue of labor trafficking.

Let me just highlight one more thing that I am hearing from NGOs with regards to China.

There are some countries, where, because of certain geopolitical issues, there might be some internal pressure not to downgrade them.

The political considerations are not used in the TIP process to distort the tier rankings.

The United States has always been, and will continue to be, a leader in combating modern-day slavery in the world.

The average wait time has been 59 minutes, but the problem with that is sometimes the wait time is as long as 190 minutes.

It is the second-busiest port of entry for visitors to the United States.

What they need is a software upgrade on those kiosks so that they will work for international travelers.

The damage is incalculable.

Well, the sooner the better.

About 2,000 new officers have been approved.

I think that is further compounded by what is no doubt over the last 10 years not just a massive expansion in their military capabilities, but by increasing assertiveness.

We did not write these rules, we did not participate in their creation.