US President Trump has repeatedly blamed illegal immigration for driving such crimes as drug smuggling, human trafficking, and sexual abuse. Fundamental disagreements between Republican and Democratic lawmakers over border security led to a 35-day long government shutdown, which ended on 25 January.
Donald Trump jumped on what many consider his leading topic of choice, undocumented immigration, at a recent White House event. There, he pointed out that even the nation’s biggest sporting event contributes to the problem.
„Unsecure borders give traffickers free and clear passage to transport their victims into the United States. It’s a tremendously big money-maker for some very, very bad people. In fiscal year 2018, ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) made more than 1,500 human trafficking arrests, with 97 percent of that for sex trafficking,“ Trump remarked at a Cabinet Room meeting on combating human trafficking on the US southern border.
