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Human Trafficking

We saw last month a story about the Wal-Mart in Brownsville Texas serving as a detention center for illegal Mexican Immigrants. Let's get it clear, Trump didn't build these centers. They were built under the last regime and started being used for this purpose.
So the idea that Trump was to blame for these camps existence is well, stupid. Not that I am surprised. Here is the ongoing problem. Kids are still being separated from their families and sold to human traffickers. From there they go to ie, egg farms to collect eggs. Or the worst case scenario is that end up being forced into the sex industry.
These don't just happen to the Mexican immigrants. It also happens to young girls and boys across the world. Let's start with the girls, they are sometimes promised jobs in the modeling industry or education. When they hit their destination the horrible reality comes to light.  They are slaves. Rather it is domestic, agriculture, or the sex industry. They are sometimes abducted from their homes. Often parents have so many children that they can't afford them all. So they sell the oldest and care for the youngest. They are also told their child will the first in their family to go to college and have a good life.
Here are some signs of trafficking victims:
avoids eye contact                                signs of physical abuse
appears malnourished                         no id
branding                                                  is unable to speak for themselves
doesn't know where they are
These are just a few signs.
Here are some resources to help them get out.
www.polarisproject.org
www.dhs.org
www.acf.hhs.gov/trafficking
https://www.safehorizon.org/

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