Sex_Trafficking

United States vs, Mexican Government on Human Trafficking The recent box office best seller, Taken, has brought attention to the issue of Human Trafficking. In the film, two young American girls are sold into the sex slavery market leaving one to die, and one to eventually be rescued after much torture. When you take out the dramatic, “James Bond-esq” action scenes, the raw basis of the film was driven around trafficking. Goverments around the world have taken action to stop this brutal business, but each are addressing it differently. The United States bureau has encouraged its citizens not to travel to neighboring mexico. The question now arises, what is happening in order to create such a prominent warning' Why has mexico gone from a spring break haven to a death trap for innocent Americans' Drug lords are taking over the “Policia Federal”, creating a large scale crisis in order to enslave innocent women. Fear and violence are encompassing this tropical paradise creating chaos and corruption amongst one of the leading tourist countries in all of the world, and little is being done by the Mexican government to supressess this violence. Human lives are becoming a mere commodity, a modern day slavery that is increasing daily. Human trafficking is becoming more and more prevalent throughout the nation of mexico, and with one of their major sources of profit for the economy being tourism, the Mexican economy will eventually plummet. What is the world coming to if human lives aren’t valued in society, and how has the United States government versus the Mexican government addressed this issue. The United States bureau stated, “An arrest or accident in Mexico can result in a difficult legal or medical situation, sometimes at a great expense to the traveler.  Mexican law can impose harsh penalties for violations that would be considered minor in the United States, and U.S. citizenship in no way exempts one from full prosecution under the Mexican criminal justice system…All individuals 16 years of age or older are tried as adults.” Not to state the obvious, but Mexican law is very different than American laws, and they are much harsher for Americans. Mexico is a large source, transit, and destination country for persons trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. A significant number of women, girls, and boys are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation, often lured from poor rural regions to urban, border, and tourist areas through false offers of employment; upon arrival, many are beaten, threatened, and forced into prostitution. Recently, men were caught in the United States luring Mexican women into prostitution by saying that they were smuggling them into the united states. They unknowingly, paid their way into this slavery. “At least ten women, four of them under the age of 18, were trapped in suburban homes in Norcross and Cartersville, forced to be prostitutes under a threat of deportation.” Local Law enforcement in Atlanta caught the men in their act, and special agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement were called to take over. “Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, following only drug and arms trafficking. An estimated 9.5 billion is generated in annual revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion attributed to the worldwide brothel industry." "Human trafficking is the third most profitable criminal activity, following only drug and arms trafficking. An estimated 9.5 billion is generated in annual revenue from all trafficking activities, with at least $4 billion attributed to the worldwide brothel industry." "Each year, an estimated 600,000 to 800,000 men, women, and children are trafficked across international borders (some international and non-governmental organizations place the number far higher)" " Of the 600,000-800,000 people trafficked across international borders each year, 70 percent are female and 50 percent are children. The majority of these victims are forced into the commercial sex trade." "Each year, an estimated 14,500 to 17,500 foreign nationals are trafficked into the United States. The number of U.S. citizens trafficked within the country each year is even higher, with an estimated 200,000 American children at risk for trafficking into the sex industry." Overall, human trafficking has becoming a major issue that needs to be addressed by every government in the united states in order for this crisis to end.