The bitter, bitter, bitter irony, colleagues, is that quite often the victims [of human trafficking] are the ones who are punished, and these mobsters and criminals who are involved in the trafficking of these women and girls with this blatant exploitation get away with literally murder.
-- Sen. Paul Wellstone, 7 Jul. 2000
Today, I have a post up that details the flawed method of dealing with human trafficking that the US has adopted. The most relevant part to DKos I assume would be the part that describes how GOP fears about visa fraud made it significantly harder for victims to achiever a temporary form immigration relief.
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