by John N. Hostettler, Originally published in the Washington Examiner
| September 18, 2019 05:35 PM
A humanitarian problem is at the root of this migration crisis. The violence in countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras has created a demand for human traffickers whose empty promises and exorbitant fees drive and direct the flow of migrants to the border.
These traffickers in turn victimize the migrants themselves, many of whom die in transit, are sexually assaulted, or even end up sexually trafficked. Women are raped and girls are sold. Few of the traffickers are prosecuted. Just 526 traffickers were convicted in 2018. This rampant, unrestricted human trafficking is the real crisis at the border, and it's past time to address it.
Human know the border is overwhelmed and that Americans, in our compassion, want to give asylum-seekers a fair hearing. This is the weakness they've exploited, promising would-be migrants that if they're caught, they'll simply be released into the U.S. while their cases are pending. That's why claims for asylum have increased from 5,171 in 2007 to 91,786 in 2016, and the numbers are still rising.
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UNICEF Expresses Alarm at Rise of Child Trafficking in Nepal
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Comprehensive Statement from UNICEF on Child Trafficking
Child victims of trafficking are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored or received for the purpose of exploitation. They may be forced to work in sweatshops, on construction sites or in houses as domestic servants; on the streets as child beggars, in wars as child soldiers, on farms, in traveling sales crews or in restaurants and hotels. Some are forced to work in brothels and strip clubs or for escort and massage services.
Putting a stop to all forms of child trafficking is critical to UNICEF's work.
Child trafficking in the U.S.
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