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Justice For All: Improving Enforcement And Relief Efforts Of Human Trafficking Laws In Relation To Immigration Reform And Border Control, Katelyn J. Flynn
Justice For All: Improving Enforcement And Relief Efforts Of Human Trafficking Laws In Relation To Immigration Reform And Border Control, Katelyn J. Flynn
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This paper is based on the experience of living in Washington D.C., interning in the Senate, and participating in the American Studies Program for a semester in order to comprehensively research immigration reform with a focus on human trafficking laws and border security. Human trafficking violates human rights by forcing or coercing men, women, and children for sexual or labor exploitation. Globally, 600,000 to 800,000 victims are trafficked and 14,500 to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year. This paper exposes the issue of human trafficking, reports research, and answers questions about how human trafficking affects its …