Senator: Slavery continues in U.S. despite enforcement, officials tell panel
Thursday, July 8, 2004 at 04:12AM
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Despite stricter enforcement and greater
protection for victims, human traffickers continue to smuggle in
thousands of foreigners from poor countries to work as slaves in
brothels, homes, factories and farm fields in the United States,
witnesses told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee Wednesday. "Americans
may be particularly alarmed to learn that at least 15,000 human beings
are trafficked into lives of slavery in the United States each year,"
said Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who chaired the hearing. [more]
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