In the world we have today, we have freedom, education and a safe society. Some of those are lies. Although most Americans want to believe that their country is the greatest, there are many problems they do not encounter. A big problem that affects lives in a huge way is Modern Day Slavery. Modern Day Slavery is just another word for Human Trafficking. When asked, most people will say, “Doesn't happen in my country”, this is false. Human trafficking is shown to happen everywhere in the world, and the number of victims have risen in the years. With the numbers going up, have people or the government in the United States done enough to stop Human Trafficking?
As mentioned before, “Doesn't happen in my country”, is a common belief of Americans. …show more content…
Human trafficking happens everywhere in the world, even if the people deny it. There is, “estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally.” In the article, “Between Two Worlds”, we see how African migrants who are trying to find better jobs and living get picked off by traffickers and a striped of money and items. Then these migrants are used either as forced labor or forced prostitution. “Migrants become captives of people who have, by now, already emptied their pockets,” these people just want a new life and others want to ruin it. When captured, they lose everything but their identity, and some still want to try and attempt to get a better life with the threat. Others victims of Trafficking, according to the article “Human Trafficking”, are tricked and offered a better life in America. But when they get here they are forced into horrible lives, threatened so they can't get free. But again most will take the offer because they have to provide for their family, and believe that coming to America will fix their problems. This is another mind game the traffickers use, they know people will take the deal because of their family and when they try to leave they will threaten them. The article questioned, “number of trafficked into the united states in the tens of thousands per year are we doing enough?” Although there are many way we can try to prevent and inform the public, will we ever be able to stop …show more content…
Although there is many opinions and ideas, look at the numbers though. The number of victims just keep rising, which tells the world that something else needs to be done to help lower the amount of victims. Raising more awareness and informing the public with warning signs are some options to prevent younger kids to be tricked. The articles suggest the world needs to find better ways to save not only the children of America but those all around the
As mentioned before, “Doesn't happen in my country”, is a common belief of Americans. …show more content…
Human trafficking happens everywhere in the world, even if the people deny it. There is, “estimates that there are 20.9 million victims of human trafficking globally.” In the article, “Between Two Worlds”, we see how African migrants who are trying to find better jobs and living get picked off by traffickers and a striped of money and items. Then these migrants are used either as forced labor or forced prostitution. “Migrants become captives of people who have, by now, already emptied their pockets,” these people just want a new life and others want to ruin it. When captured, they lose everything but their identity, and some still want to try and attempt to get a better life with the threat. Others victims of Trafficking, according to the article “Human Trafficking”, are tricked and offered a better life in America. But when they get here they are forced into horrible lives, threatened so they can't get free. But again most will take the offer because they have to provide for their family, and believe that coming to America will fix their problems. This is another mind game the traffickers use, they know people will take the deal because of their family and when they try to leave they will threaten them. The article questioned, “number of trafficked into the united states in the tens of thousands per year are we doing enough?” Although there are many way we can try to prevent and inform the public, will we ever be able to stop …show more content…
Although there is many opinions and ideas, look at the numbers though. The number of victims just keep rising, which tells the world that something else needs to be done to help lower the amount of victims. Raising more awareness and informing the public with warning signs are some options to prevent younger kids to be tricked. The articles suggest the world needs to find better ways to save not only the children of America but those all around the