It includes the funding needed to begin addressing some of the contributing causes of the migration and leaves intact the important legal protections in the Trafficking Victims Protections Act. The $300 million in the State and foreign operations chapter of this bill requires a multiyear strategy to support the efforts of Central American governments to dismantle their criminal gangs and combat extortion. human smuggling and trafficking and domestic and sexual abuse. strengthen their social services. law enforcement. and judicial systems. develop child welfare services. and expand programs in education and get rid of the barriers to economic growth and opportunity. It also provides funds for public information campaigns to discourage potential migrants from making the perilous journey in the first place. and it includes provisions that will ensure vigorous oversight of the aid we provide. The emergency spending in this supplemental is needed to respond urgently and responsibly to this crisis. It is about what we stand for as Americans. Lets uphold our Nations longstanding tradition of providing a safe haven for refugees that is engraved in the Statue of Liberty. for the wellbeing of thousands who have fled violence and risked everything to arrive at our borders. and for the millions in Central America who live every day in fear. Lets give them some hope for a better life. Lets pass this bill.
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