1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

Support the reintroduction of the Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act. Millions of foreign people are authorized to work in the United States every year on temporary, non-immigrant H2-A visas. Abusive bosses are bringing foreign workers to the United States who expect legitimate jobs, only to coerce them into unbearable conditions, including sex trafficking and forced labour from the home to the field. Federal data on these temporary work visas is not uniformly reported and not available to the public. This lack of transparency impedes law enforcement’s efforts to crack down on this form of human trafficking. The Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act provides a solution by requiring a standardised reporting system, expanding reports to include important information, and providing governments, advocates, and the public with the data needed to develop trafficking prevention programs. The Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act is also supported by organisations that I trust, including AFL-CIO, Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST), American Federation of Teachers, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST), Economic Policy Institute, Freedom Network, Free the Slaves, Futures Without Violence, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Polaris, Safe Horizon, Service Employee International Union (SEIU), and Southern Poverty Law Center. I especially appreciate input from A TEST, CAST, and the Freedom Network. Make this legislation a reality today.