America is portrayed as a nation that has wealth, hope, and citizens can be anything and do anything; but America is double-sided for it is also perceived as a nation that endorses crime such as drugs, prostitution, and theft, which is made socially acceptable by television, songs, and influential celebrities. Sex trafficking is a crime that happens globally and it is understandable for Americans to accept it, for what we consider where sex slavery still occurs is in third world countries for they are not as wealthy, or as educated as Americans. When hearing the words “sex trafficking” an individual immediately thinks of women and children who are from overseas and brought to the United States to be exploited. Unfortunately, most citizens do
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Although the term is found to be a provocative statement by many, it is what numerous significant figures: including two recent American presidents, the Department of Justice, the United State Congress, and many others have called it: slavery. Leary explains that the term ‘slavery’, in America, tends to be avoided due to the fact that slavery was very active a few generations ago. So Americans cannot completely comprehend that certain individuals still have ownership of others who treat them as property. This causes them to choose not to acknowledge the crimes that happen near their own homes. This article explores the characteristics of modern day slavery, for only when the label is fully understood then society can change itself from being a society where the ownership of people is passively endorsed to a nation that rejects …show more content…
The article explains that race and racism play a role in creating the widespread of sex trafficking across America, for organizations trying to prevent sex trafficking fail to acknowledge that many victims are part of minority groups. There has been a an estimated 200,000 and 300,000 minors who are trafficked yearly, most of those people of colored; recently Shared Hope International have discovered that most identified victims in Texas cities are racial minorities, and have come from unstable backgrounds. Fortunately, the Obama administration has adopted new polices that raise awareness between the links of race and modern day
Although the term is found to be a provocative statement by many, it is what numerous significant figures: including two recent American presidents, the Department of Justice, the United State Congress, and many others have called it: slavery. Leary explains that the term ‘slavery’, in America, tends to be avoided due to the fact that slavery was very active a few generations ago. So Americans cannot completely comprehend that certain individuals still have ownership of others who treat them as property. This causes them to choose not to acknowledge the crimes that happen near their own homes. This article explores the characteristics of modern day slavery, for only when the label is fully understood then society can change itself from being a society where the ownership of people is passively endorsed to a nation that rejects …show more content…
The article explains that race and racism play a role in creating the widespread of sex trafficking across America, for organizations trying to prevent sex trafficking fail to acknowledge that many victims are part of minority groups. There has been a an estimated 200,000 and 300,000 minors who are trafficked yearly, most of those people of colored; recently Shared Hope International have discovered that most identified victims in Texas cities are racial minorities, and have come from unstable backgrounds. Fortunately, the Obama administration has adopted new polices that raise awareness between the links of race and modern day