To the Editor:

In our politically divided nation, I think there’s one American value we can all agree on: everyone deserves to be free. On June 27, the State Department released the 2017 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which ranks 187 countries, including the U.S, on their efforts to combat human trafficking. This critical tool sheds light on the hidden crime of modern-day slavery – a crime that holds more than 45 million men, women and children in bondage.

July 19, 2017