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La Tonya Johnson: “Human trafficking is another commodity these individuals can…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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Rep. La Tonya Johnson (D) Incumbent for 17th Assembly District

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

It's one of the, I would say the second, third largest crimes that we're seeing in, in the United States. But in Milwaukee, especially as the war is turned up on drugs, Human trafficking is another commodity these individuals can switch into because unlike drugs, once the supply is sold, it's gone. The human body can be sold over and over and over. And unfortunately, this state has a lot of vulnerable children that are finding themselves victims of human trafficking. What's the key to fighting it? (01:36–01:48)

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Asserts that human trafficking is increasing as an alternative to drug trafficking.

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