This upcoming Sunday, the people of Venezuela will hold an election that, if legitimate, would put an end to years of the oppressive Maduro narco-regime. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a statement in support of the Venezuelan people: “The...
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English/Español: After Rubio’s Criticism, State Department Recognizes China as State Sponsor of Human Trafficking
Following criticism from U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the U.S. State Department updated its 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report to include the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a state sponsor of human trafficking.
- “It defies belief that China was ‘inadvertently’ left off the list. The Chinese Communist Party is a genocidal regime that kidnaps Uyghurs living abroad to force them to return.
- “The Biden Administration needs to do better, especially as it enforces my Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. We should not be giving Beijing the benefit of the doubt or pulling our punches.” — U.S. Senator Rubio
The Biden Administration’s correction comes less than 24 hours after Rubio called the omission “unacceptable and cowardly.”
Looking forward … Rubio is pushing bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and enhance critical programming, policy, and funding essential to the United States’ efforts to combat human trafficking across the world.
Tras críticas por parte del senador estadounidense Marco Rubio (R-FL), el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. actualizó su Informe Sobre la Trata de Personas del 2022 para incluir a la República Popular de China (RPC) como un patrocinador estatal de la trata de personas.
- “Es inaudito que China fue ‘inadvertidamente’ excluida de la lista de patrocinadores estatales de trata de personas. El Partido Comunista Chino es un régimen genocida que secuestra a los uigures que viven en el exterior para obligarlos a regresar a China.
- “La Administración Biden debe hacer su trabajo mejor, especialmente en lo que implementa y hace cumplir mi Ley de Prevención del Trabajo Forzoso de los Uigures. No deberíamos darle el beneficio de la duda a Pekín o tampoco andar con rodeos”. — Senador estadounidense Marco Rubio
La corrección de la Administración Biden llega en menos de 24 horas después que Rubio llamara la omisión del Departamento de Estado “inaceptable y cobarde”.
En el futuro … Rubio está impulsando una legislación bipartidista para reautorizar y mejorar la programación, las políticas y la financiación esencial para los esfuerzos de EE.UU. en combatir la trata de personas en todo el mundo.