Any country can submit documents saying they will implement these laws, but will they really hold up their end of the bargain in the future? One of the most effective policies targeting human sex trafficking was the Memorandum on Measures to Combat Violence Against Women and Trafficking in Women and Girls. Through this memorandum, President Clinton managed to raise awareness of human trafficking. It also provided for the protection of victims with the help of law enforcement to prevent trafficking of women and girls, as well as ensuring that traffickers are severely penalized. The success of this memorandum by President Clinton was to not only ensure the protection of the victim, but also to prosecute traffickers through law enforcement. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), which has been reauthorized four times, was enacted with a dual purpose: “to ensure fair and effective punishment of traffickers and to protect their victims.” (McReyonds) One of the most important things that the TVPA 2003 allowed was to “bring a civil action against the wrongdoer in an appropriate district court of the United States” and to “recover damages and reasonable attorneys' fees.” (McReyonds) This was a great success because it attracted a significant amount of public attention by securing appropriations for anti-trafficking programs in the United States and increasing federal humanitarian aid in specific areas, including post-conflict situations. (McReyonds) The TVPA also creates a new and separate administrative path to legal residency for victims of human trafficking through the T visa. This allows a trafficking survivor to continue living in the United States for three years; during this period he or she has legal authorization to work... middle of paper... organizations, NGOs and businesses to eliminate corruption so that policies are more effective and operational. By comparison, many other countries have moved toward adopting policies that address human sex trafficking. The European Union's tactics against trafficking start from a gender and human rights perspective and focus on prevention, prosecution of criminals and protection of victims. These ideals can be reflected in the Human Trafficking Directive adopted on March 21, 2011. Much like U.S. foreign policies regarding human trafficking, the goal of the Directive is to engage in preventing and combating human trafficking, and in protecting the rights of trafficked persons. On the Asian continent, twenty-three out of twenty-seven countries choose to adopt specific legislative measures to combat human trafficking