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December 6, 2007
A Report on Human Trafficking in California
One of the unfortunate side effects of increased border enforcement over the last 20 years have been increased reports of human trafficking and slavery. For "Human Trafficking in California: A Report of the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery (CA ACTS) Task Force," click here.
KJ
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'One of the unfortunate side effects of increased border enforcement over the last 20 years have been increased reports of human trafficking and slavery.'
Sounds like you're making a causation claim. How exactly does border enforcement increase it? Having enforcement at the border can catch the trafficker and spot the slave. I saw a documentary on the subject and that's what happened to free the potential slave. Seems to me that having no border enforcement allows a trafficker to just waltz right in with his slave(s).
Posted by: Jack | Dec 6, 2007 8:54:12 PM
It increases it because, first of all, it makes more people who might have crossed the border on foot turn to coyotes, and at the same time the greater risk inflates the coyotes' prices, making it more difficult for the average migrant to afford and making them open for exploitation.
Posted by: fash | Dec 7, 2007 9:42:26 AM
"It increases it because, first of all, it makes more people who might have crossed the border on foot turn to coyotes, and at the same time the greater risk inflates the coyotes' prices, making it more difficult for the average migrant to afford and making them open for exploitation."
This is good, because as the price goes up, the more illegal immigration will decline. This is the intent of our border enforcement. Illegal immigrants engage coyotes on the Mexican side. Exploitation of Mexican nationals on the Mexican side of the border is a matter for their own authorities to address.
Posted by: Publius | Dec 7, 2007 12:34:26 PM
