Human Trafficking and Immigration: The Ties That Bind
President Obama has declared January as “National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month,” and immigration will be near the top of President Obama’s political agenda in his second term.
Key Facts from “The Dual Mandate: Immigration Enforcement and Human Trafficking”
Between 14,500 and 17,500 persons are trafficked into the country each year and that approximately 50,000 trafficked individuals may be present at any given time.
Sex Trafficking: The Abolitionist Fallacy
Criminalizing prostitution might seem like a good way to address sex trafficking.