Sex Trafficking in America:
How it Really Affects Our Economy The author of Bloodborne Connections, Gladys Lawson, states, “Rape is a vicious thing. It’s not gentle or considerate. To the recipient it 's violent & painful.” Sex trafficking is the modern form of slavery, as it is the selling of minors- mainly females- to consumers for sex, however it is done “under-the-table” so it goes unnoticed in the economy. Sex trafficking is considerably rape, because it is forced upon the recipient and if the daily quota is not reached, the traffickers act violently on the women to teach her a lesson. In the economy sex trafficking is around 1,611 cases in 2014. Sex trafficking should be eradicated from the economy, and it needs to have justice served to the “pimps” or the people who traffic the women. In perspective, humans are trafficked for one’s gain, even though the recipient is getting abused, and it is all for the love of money. “THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT (TVPA) 2000: A POLICY ANALYSIS”- This article continues to talk about how little sex trafficking is noted in the domestic environment. …show more content…
It also talks about how and what they do under their title of being under a sex trafficker. In addition, all- if not most- attention goes to international smuggling of children to engage in sex trafficking. Furthermore, not only does it talk about the issue, it talks about the way it just goes on in a normal economy being uninterrupted in a repeating cycle. Finally, it discusses that they also can be forced into agriculture and manufacturing, not just prostitution. “Enslaved in America: Sex Trafficking in the United States”- This is an article from a survivor of the issue of sex trafficking and talks about an “average” day. It also gives insight on how they are taken or kidnapped in order for someone’s gain. This also talks about a daily quota that is needed, and if it is not reached, then the victims get abused in front of the others being trafficked to show them what happens if they do not do the proper work. Finally, it discusses how it is going to be a major problem that will be fixed after it gets attention, not just internationally. “Sex Trafficking”- This article is about an insight of how many cases are established or reported in the United States and are recorded by the NHTRC hotline. Anyone from these cases report them directly to the BeFree organization. Polaris aids these survivors and between 2011 and 2014 there were 141 U.S. citizen survivors. How does it affect Our Economy? Sex trafficking needs to be ended and also it needs to have justice served to the people who traffic women. On this injustice it goes unnoticed on a domestic region, instead it focuses moreover on the international regions, which yes is still horrible, but attention needs to go to our country, before trying to fix these foreign issues. The issue of sex trafficking is not just prostitution, it is the fact that the victims are silent and cannot do anything. This action of being silenced leads to the bigger issue of victims getting punished by the law, not just the traffickers! In our economy, it leads to unregulated-black market business- which not only changes the status of our economy, but also the well-being of these victims with contagious diseases. While yes it is the modern form of slavery, the estimate is “27 million people are held captive” (Pacific Standard). Evidence of it in America can be found anywhere, but one account of the victims being a part of the case can be found in the Atlantic articles, it states, “The problem with human trafficking is that of course the victims are silenced” (Alvarez). This means that the victims need a voice and a way to express the truth free from punishment and any harm that may come to be. According to The Department of Homeland Security, they define human trafficking as a “modern-day form of slavery involving the illegal trade of people for exploitation or commercial gain.” This depicts that these people are mistreated for the consumer’s personal use but with this it needs to be over, because all this affects one’s personal health and harms the person being
How it Really Affects Our Economy The author of Bloodborne Connections, Gladys Lawson, states, “Rape is a vicious thing. It’s not gentle or considerate. To the recipient it 's violent & painful.” Sex trafficking is the modern form of slavery, as it is the selling of minors- mainly females- to consumers for sex, however it is done “under-the-table” so it goes unnoticed in the economy. Sex trafficking is considerably rape, because it is forced upon the recipient and if the daily quota is not reached, the traffickers act violently on the women to teach her a lesson. In the economy sex trafficking is around 1,611 cases in 2014. Sex trafficking should be eradicated from the economy, and it needs to have justice served to the “pimps” or the people who traffic the women. In perspective, humans are trafficked for one’s gain, even though the recipient is getting abused, and it is all for the love of money. “THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT (TVPA) 2000: A POLICY ANALYSIS”- This article continues to talk about how little sex trafficking is noted in the domestic environment. …show more content…
It also talks about how and what they do under their title of being under a sex trafficker. In addition, all- if not most- attention goes to international smuggling of children to engage in sex trafficking. Furthermore, not only does it talk about the issue, it talks about the way it just goes on in a normal economy being uninterrupted in a repeating cycle. Finally, it discusses that they also can be forced into agriculture and manufacturing, not just prostitution. “Enslaved in America: Sex Trafficking in the United States”- This is an article from a survivor of the issue of sex trafficking and talks about an “average” day. It also gives insight on how they are taken or kidnapped in order for someone’s gain. This also talks about a daily quota that is needed, and if it is not reached, then the victims get abused in front of the others being trafficked to show them what happens if they do not do the proper work. Finally, it discusses how it is going to be a major problem that will be fixed after it gets attention, not just internationally. “Sex Trafficking”- This article is about an insight of how many cases are established or reported in the United States and are recorded by the NHTRC hotline. Anyone from these cases report them directly to the BeFree organization. Polaris aids these survivors and between 2011 and 2014 there were 141 U.S. citizen survivors. How does it affect Our Economy? Sex trafficking needs to be ended and also it needs to have justice served to the people who traffic women. On this injustice it goes unnoticed on a domestic region, instead it focuses moreover on the international regions, which yes is still horrible, but attention needs to go to our country, before trying to fix these foreign issues. The issue of sex trafficking is not just prostitution, it is the fact that the victims are silent and cannot do anything. This action of being silenced leads to the bigger issue of victims getting punished by the law, not just the traffickers! In our economy, it leads to unregulated-black market business- which not only changes the status of our economy, but also the well-being of these victims with contagious diseases. While yes it is the modern form of slavery, the estimate is “27 million people are held captive” (Pacific Standard). Evidence of it in America can be found anywhere, but one account of the victims being a part of the case can be found in the Atlantic articles, it states, “The problem with human trafficking is that of course the victims are silenced” (Alvarez). This means that the victims need a voice and a way to express the truth free from punishment and any harm that may come to be. According to The Department of Homeland Security, they define human trafficking as a “modern-day form of slavery involving the illegal trade of people for exploitation or commercial gain.” This depicts that these people are mistreated for the consumer’s personal use but with this it needs to be over, because all this affects one’s personal health and harms the person being