Are DeSantis and Abbott Breaking Human Trafficking Laws by Sending Migrants to Blue States? (Spoiler: no.)
Editor's note: this news topic is “hot” in America.
Human trafficking requires Action, Means, and Purpose. “Purpose” has to be for a commercial benefit. Here is a set of articles to review:
- Are DeSantis and Abbott Breaking Human Trafficking Laws by Sending Migrants to Blue States? (Spoiler: no.)
- No, Transporting Undocumented Migrants to Martha's Vineyard is Not “Literally Human Trafficking”
- Hillary Clinton: Migrants Sent to Martha's Vineyard Is ‘Human Trafficking' – Business Insider
- What the law says about DeSantis and Abbott sending migrants to blue states
Earlier this week, Florida Gov. DeSantis announced he had sent two planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. On Thursday, Texas Gov. Abbott claimed responsibility for a similar stunt in which two buses of migrants arrived at the US Naval Observatory — Vice President Kamala Harris‘ residence in Washington, D.C. and others arrived in Chicago.
RELATED: Ron DeSantis Takes Credit for Sending Planes of Migrants to Martha's Vineyard
Now, some are questioning the tactics used to get the migrants to leave, with NPR reporting that the migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard were told they were traveling to Boston and lured into boarding the plane with promises of expedited work papers.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, said on Wednesday that state authorities were looking into whether there was any “criminal liability” involved in the transport of migrants to Chicago, deeming the transport a political “stunt.”
“I'm not going to mince words here: The governor of Texas is forcing on New York and D.C. and Chicago and potentially other places a needlessly last minute and complex process that is a heartless display of politics over people,” Pritzker said, the Chicago-Tribune reports. “Why not give reasonable notice? Why send these folks only to blue cities or blue states? Why isn't Abbott sending refugees to Mississippi or Oklahoma or Idaho? This is about politics for him.”
DeSantis' office told CNN in a statement that he sent the migrants out of Florida because they could be better taken care of elsewhere.
“States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states' and support for the Biden Administration's open border policies,” the statement read.
This “Eyes on Trafficking” story is reprinted from its original online location.
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EYES ON TRAFFICKING
This “Eyes on Trafficking” story is reprinted from its original online location.
ABOUT PBJ LEARNING
PBJ Learning is a leading provider of online human trafficking training, focusing on awareness and prevention education. Their interactive Human Trafficking Essentials online course is used worldwide to educate professionals and individuals how to recognize human trafficking and how to respond to potential victims. Learn on any web browser (even your mobile phone) at any time.
More stories like this can be found in your PBJ Learning Knowledge Vault.