. >> our next online question comes from tommy grant. border security is a top priority, yet, i am not sure how state fits in the overall plan to combat illegal trafficking and drugs, humans and the travel of terrorists. what are we doing now and what are our plans in the future? >> well, we're doing a lot. and i would hope that -- it was tommy? i hope that tommy would get a copy of our tips report, the trafficking in persons report, that has just come out, which is the definitive analysis of what's happening with the trafficking of persons around the world. i think that report is a very critical part of our role in trying to raise standards and protect human rights, but i have said that next year we're going to include ourselves. i want us to start looking at the united states for every report we do. because i happen to think we'll end up being a tier one country but i think we will have more credibility if we start looking at the united states while we criticize other countries as well. [applause] >> there's a lot of work that the stat