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The United States is an example of a federal government. The U.S. federal government is made up of three branches: the executive branch, which is responsible for enforcing the laws and carrying out the functions of the government; the legislative branch, which is responsible for making the laws; and the judicial branch, which is responsible for interpreting the laws and hearing cases. The U.S. federal government also has a system of checks and balances, which ensures that no one branch of government has too much power.
Other countries, such as Canada and Germany, also have federal systems of government.
Marissa Kokkoros likens human trafficking to a river. At the bottom of the stream floats the exploited victims and their harrowing stories of survival. At the top lies the entry point into the manipulative trade and the root causes of how it thrives. It’s a simple analogy Kokkoros has often used in the past decade…
Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) have been subject to human trafficking, release to “sponsors” who have criminal backgrounds and have sometimes been lost while being resettled into the state, according to a report released last month by the Statewide Grand Jury on UACs in Florida and elsewhere. “I am outraged at how the Biden administration…
Higher Education and Human Trafficking A Capstone Presented to the Faculty of the School of Education at Governors State University By Dr. David Deeds March 2022 In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Dedication This capstone is dedicated to my wife and children who inspired me every day to dream…
By Paighton Gimotty Human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and forced labor take place all across the globe– even here in Michigan. Guided by UNICEF’s principles on child protection, UNICEF UM led an internal education initiative to educate its members about this stark reality. Paighton Gimotty, Ross ‘24, is a UNICEF UM Student Representative and a member…
A grim truth underlies U.S. industry: the appalling practice of child labor, widely perceived as an anachronism, is far from a thing of the sooty industrial past. U.S. consumers may have a hazy sense that children labor somewhere in foreign sweatshops to manufacture their goods — but such faraway tragedies are too easily forgotten at…
Velma’s House, an Indigenous-led safe space for women and gender-diverse people at risk of violence and exploitation, will get over $1.5 million in new funding, the provincial government announced Thursday. The operating funds for the Ka Ni Kanichihk facility, which provides access to basic needs such as shelter, meals and hygiene supplies, were announced on Human Trafficking…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday to announce the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years. This announcement…
By: State Senator Page Walley Supporting firefighters suffering from PTSD Among many important bills we are advancing in the Senate is a proposal that seeks to reduce stigma and provide support for firefighters following a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. The measure was unanimously passed in our Commerce and Labor committee. The bill allows firefighters…
Samantha Strom is working toward becoming a real-life David Rossi. Or at least, she was inspired by the fictional FBI agent’s work on the crime drama “Criminal Minds” to pursue a career in federal law enforcement. “I loved watching all the crime shows growing up and I figured that was going to be a way…
It’s in your civics classes. The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. But there was one glaring exception clause: if convicted by state courts, incarcerated Americans can be slaves of the state. Four states banned slavery during last year’s general elections — 150 years after enslaved Black…
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