For decades human trafficking continues to become a huge concern for the United States and its surrounding borders. The United States provides estimates of 600,000 to 800,000 personnel are trafficked over international borders a year (Human Trafficking: Better data, strategy, and reporting needed to enhance U.S. anti-trafficking efforts abroad 2006, pg. 1). However the Department of Homeland Security along with several other entities to included federal and state law enforcement agencies, U.S. government officials, non-government and private organizations continue to take a proactive stance against human trafficking. With continuous efforts and support of the U.S. government, federal and state law enforcement agencies are sending out a message
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and its surrounding borders. During an interview, Ms. Malika Saada Saar, cofounder of Rebecca Project for Human Rights states over 300,000 children, mostly young girls between the ages of 11 to 14 are endanger of being sexually exploited every year. Predators now have become smarter not only in the means of recruitment, but also the method which the selling and advertising of these victims is almost undetected. Previously, pimps and those who partook in the purchasing and selling of women and children were afraid of being caught by the authorities due to the lack of discretion and privacy. Now, through the use of social media and internet websites such as Craigslist, the slave trade has enhanced the slave trading industry significantly making it easier for women and children to be sold via the internet without any of the perpetrators being undetected (Human trafficking A problem within U.S. borders 2010, pg.1). Majority of the victims, specifically speaking of the young girls, are easily targeted by the pimps and traffickers who key on the signs such as those who come from broken homes, lost in life runaways, and those fleeing from abusive relationships are approached being offered a
and its surrounding borders. During an interview, Ms. Malika Saada Saar, cofounder of Rebecca Project for Human Rights states over 300,000 children, mostly young girls between the ages of 11 to 14 are endanger of being sexually exploited every year. Predators now have become smarter not only in the means of recruitment, but also the method which the selling and advertising of these victims is almost undetected. Previously, pimps and those who partook in the purchasing and selling of women and children were afraid of being caught by the authorities due to the lack of discretion and privacy. Now, through the use of social media and internet websites such as Craigslist, the slave trade has enhanced the slave trading industry significantly making it easier for women and children to be sold via the internet without any of the perpetrators being undetected (Human trafficking A problem within U.S. borders 2010, pg.1). Majority of the victims, specifically speaking of the young girls, are easily targeted by the pimps and traffickers who key on the signs such as those who come from broken homes, lost in life runaways, and those fleeing from abusive relationships are approached being offered a