Human Trafficking In Our Own Backyards.
One of the world's largest and fastest growing criminal enterprises is Human Trafficking. Many people may think human trafficking does not occur in the United States. In contrast, human trafficking is happening right in our own “backyards”. Human trafficking can be classified into different types of trafficking such as, sex trafficking, labor trafficking and organ trafficking. Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are to be the most popular types of trafficking in the United States. In this research paper, I will be covering the different aspects of human trafficking or modern day slavery in ways of legal and non-legal response. I will also be responding on how effective the legal system is in regards of human trafficking.
In Texas alone, the majority of the victims identified are actually our own citizens. However, the Lone Star state has been and continues to be a leader in the opposition movement and this legislation is the first of its kind in the United States. Human trafficking is a …show more content…
The truth is the majority of the victims identified within Texas are our own citizen. In Texas, there are many more domestic victims than illegal immigrant victims affected by Human Trafficking. Human smuggling and human trafficking are not the same. The smuggled person pays to be cross illegally and once across the border is free to go. However, many times, a smuggled person becomes a trafficking victim. This happens when the smuggled person, once across the border, is not allowed to go and is compelled to perform sex or labor services. Furthermore, Texas is a major hub for human trafficking in the country. The reason this, is because Texas has I-10 highway corridor and the state's long international border. Unfortunately, one in five human trafficking victims in the United States has passed through
One of the world's largest and fastest growing criminal enterprises is Human Trafficking. Many people may think human trafficking does not occur in the United States. In contrast, human trafficking is happening right in our own “backyards”. Human trafficking can be classified into different types of trafficking such as, sex trafficking, labor trafficking and organ trafficking. Sex trafficking and labor trafficking are to be the most popular types of trafficking in the United States. In this research paper, I will be covering the different aspects of human trafficking or modern day slavery in ways of legal and non-legal response. I will also be responding on how effective the legal system is in regards of human trafficking.
In Texas alone, the majority of the victims identified are actually our own citizens. However, the Lone Star state has been and continues to be a leader in the opposition movement and this legislation is the first of its kind in the United States. Human trafficking is a …show more content…
The truth is the majority of the victims identified within Texas are our own citizen. In Texas, there are many more domestic victims than illegal immigrant victims affected by Human Trafficking. Human smuggling and human trafficking are not the same. The smuggled person pays to be cross illegally and once across the border is free to go. However, many times, a smuggled person becomes a trafficking victim. This happens when the smuggled person, once across the border, is not allowed to go and is compelled to perform sex or labor services. Furthermore, Texas is a major hub for human trafficking in the country. The reason this, is because Texas has I-10 highway corridor and the state's long international border. Unfortunately, one in five human trafficking victims in the United States has passed through