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On the recordOctober 26, 2021
If children and women are being exploited into sex and labor trafficking and they are using the cover of an open border to facilitate that, we need to be hardnosed about it and very, very strong in protecting those innocent people from that cruel exploitation.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for strong protections against trafficking amid border issues.

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