The UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families needs several more signatures before it comes into force. Canada and its allies have refused to sign. On the other hand, some governments are seeing the practical side of protecting migrants. Debra Carr, who handles trafficking cases for the US Department of Justice, told the 106 th annual International Association of Chiefs of Police that the US government is considering granting residence on a case by case basis to victims who were brought under false pretenses to work in the sex trade. She also said the US is considering legislation to allow people to remain in the US to testify against anyone charged.
Free movement deals with the problem of trafficking.
It allows people to enjoy their right to seek and enjoy asylum and to find work. Interdiction policies stop asylum seekers and family members in desperate situations from arriving. What other way is there for desperate people if not the smuggler or the trafficker. Legitimate public fears Canadian public opinion on trafficking is knows little of the international situation. Many Canadians wonder whether those allowed to stay in Canada are real refugees - rather than economic migrants.