One area where the public has great sympathy for extending public benefits is to immigrant victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes.
- Florida HB 7181 [1], California SB 1569 [2], and North Carolina SB 1078 [3] all make public social service benefits available to victims of trafficking, domestic violence, and other serious crimes.
- Hawaii HCR 204 [4] proposed a resolution to have the state investigate existing obstacles, in statute, rule, or policy, that limit or deny benefits to victims of trafficking and assist such victims in attaining needed services.