U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Upgrading Cuba to Tier 2 Watch List of Trafficking Report an insult to Cuban people

From the offices of U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen:

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Upgrading Cuba to Tier 2 Watch List of Trafficking Report Is An Insult to the Cuban People

(Washington, DC) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, made the following statement after the State Department upgrading Cuba to the Tier 2 Watch List from Tier 3 of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Statement by Ros-Lehtinen:

“It has become clear that the White House’s willingness to bend over backward to appease the ruthless dictators in Cuba knows no bounds. As the Department of State announced today the release of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report 2015, Secretary Kerry penned a letter on State’s website stating ‘Trafficking in persons is an insult to human dignity and an assault on freedom.’ However, it seems like Cuba is an exception to these words as the State Department has insulted the people of Cuba by upgrading Cuba to Tier 2 Watch List.

“It is well known that the Castro regime not only supports sex tourism, but it profits from it. In February of this year, Ladies in White leader Berta Soler testified before Congress that the Castro regime promotes child prostitution in Cuba. At a Congressional hearing, she stated that young women in Cuba are ‘preserving themselves for when American tourism arrives so they can sell themselves to American tourists.’ This is the reality of what occurs in Castro’s Cuba that has been ignored by the State Department for its own political reasons.”

1 thought on “U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: Upgrading Cuba to Tier 2 Watch List of Trafficking Report an insult to Cuban people”

  1. Insult to the Cuban people? Babe, get real. There have been so many insults that the count was lost ages ago, and the only surprise by now is when something Cuba-related at least appears to show a modicum of decency. Such surprises are few and far between, and they virtually never come from major players.

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