John Conyers: “This is a human rights issue of great moment to me. One of the worst practices that has come to the Congress' attention…”

“This is a human rights issue of great moment to me. One of the worst practices that has come to the Congress' attention is this trafficking of women and children and the coercion and exploitation and violence that accompanies it. We are disappointed that the bill introduced formally by our colleagues... has been narrowed in the Committee on the Judiciary, and we have put caps at 5,000 per year on the number of victims. As the gentleman from North Carolina has pointed out, this is arbitrary and beneath our dignity as a Nation. I am happy to say that many of the immigration and human rights organizations support us, and so I urge that this motion to instruct be given very careful attention by our colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I think the cap is arbitrary and does frankly a good disservice to our international image as a country concerned with human rights.”