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Derrick Van Orden: “Human trafficking is modern day slavery.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Derrick Van Orden on WisconsinEye's "Campaign 2020"

Published | Video Starts at 15:02

So you're not trying to smuggle yourself in and out of the nation, and you're not trying to smother your family in and out of the nation, which has only led to this explosion in human trafficking, which is. Human trafficking is modern day slavery. We forget about that when we, when we design a system that encourages that. Well, that's wrong. And I'm very proud that Donald Trump has done more to combat human trafficking than any president in my lifetime, or I think ever. (15:02–15:05)

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