Stephanie Richard, Esq. Originally Published in The Essential Abolitionist, What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Chapter 6, Daliwal Press, 2015
Many individuals who learn about the issue of modern-day slavery are inspired to take steps to enact change in their community, at the state, and/or the national level. This is the type of energy and drive we need if we hope to end modern-slavery in our lifetimes. However, poorly thought out and quickly drafted legislation can have unintended consequences or worse yet harm the community you are hoping to assist. It can also drain political energy and will to tackle the harder or more complex changes that are often required to enact real change in the anti-trafficking movement. The responses below provides answers to commonly asked questions by those seeking policy change in the anti- trafficking movement.
