The passage of this legislation will bring thousands of victims of slavery out of the shadows and prosecute those that would take advantage of voiceless souls for a marginal profit. One of the key provisions in this legislation is the prevention and punishment of diplomats who abuse their servants. As many as 50.000 women and children. according to the Department of State. are trafficked into the United States annually and are trapped in slaverylike situations. including forced prostitution. Currently. no government agency tracks instances of forced domestic labor at the hands of diplomats. Last year. the State Department issued about 2.000 domestic worker visas. In the plush residences of diplomats. servants passports can be withheld. Many are paid as little $1 a day and suffer emotional and physical abuse.