We have to examine the reason why they want to come here, as opposed to going to Panama or some other place.
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 a...
the United States has always been, and will continue to be, a leader in combating modern-day slavery in the world.
there are some countries, where, because of certain geopolitical issues, there might be some internal pressure not to downgrade them.
Let me just highlight one more thing that I am hearing from NGOs with regards to China.
foreign governments tend to focus their anti-trafficking efforts on sex trafficking, which is horrifying, but there is also the issue of lab...
the political considerations are not used in the TIP process to distort the tier rankings.
And is that okay?
we need to make it very clear there is nothing culturally acceptable about going to these other countries, as Americans, and participating i...
Let me thank both of you, again, for your commitment on this issue and for your frankness with this committee.
Senator Rubio, I want to thank you, in particular, for the work you have done recently in this area.