A Look at the Human Trafficking Industry in America / Organized Slavery

While it is stated that 17,000 people are trafficked every year in the USA, a closer look at conservative government statistics shows that this figure is between 240,000 and 325,000.

In fact, America has now become a semi-official industry creating an epidemic of sex trafficking, especially child sex trafficking, in this country.

While in America it is believed that this crime can be quickly discovered, prosecuted and eliminated with the claim of human rights, what actually happens is the opposite.

Although sex trafficking has increased dramatically within the borders of the United States, its true extent remains largely unknown; Meanwhile, the crimes of human traffickers in the United States are rarely uncovered by prosecutors in that country, and in some cases are alarmingly ignored.

One of the cases of intentional failure to investigate the crime of human trafficking is the "Jeffrey Epstein" case; Despite strong evidence, evidence and documents, he was given only a partial prison sentence after a comprehensive investigation. 

Statistics show that 17,000 people are victims of human trafficking in America each year; Meanwhile, conservative estimates from the US Department of Health estimate that this amount may range from 240 to 324 thousand people.

Authorities in the US state of California announced they had found dozens of human trafficking victims living in horrific conditions and forced to work in illegal marijuana processing operations. The Merced, California Sheriff's Office stated that these people were promised good-paying jobs and housing.

Investigations by the Los Angeles Times have shown that the industry's workforce is made up mostly of immigrants and that they are subject to abuse, wage theft, threats of violence, and poor and dangerous working conditions.

Children are extremely vulnerable to the human trafficking crisis because of their age and naivety.

They are either deceived by human traffickers who befriend them and prepare gifts for them, or they trust and depend on the traffickers, or they are sold to human traffickers by their family members or acquaintances.

America is a prime target for child sex trafficking; In 2018, more than half (51.6 percent) of all active human trafficking criminal cases in the United States were sex trafficking cases involving only children.

The ages of the children entering this sector are between 12 and 14, and the majority of them are young runaway girls.

The child sex trafficking industry in America is getting worse due to 4 factors; Ineffective immigration policies at the southern border, predatory use of social media, pornography, and broken families.

The most vulnerable children in America are those growing up in single-parent families; These children are 11 times more at risk of physical and sexual harm and abuse than other children.