Near and around the coastal cities it's an issue.
Usually around organized crime foreign to the US.
Think of the Russian mob or the Asian gangsters bringing girls from their home country to work hookers or in massage parlors.
The issue of human trafficking is a larger problem in 2nd and third world countries. The less opportunities for women to earn a living a legit way the more likely they fall into a trap believing that some guy can make them a "model in America".
Also keep in mind that the countries it originates in aren't solving the problem.
Everyone has heard about Thailand and it's "issues" with the sex trade but Thailand isn't really interested in solving it because they have more problems than they know what to deal with.
There is a big difference between human trafficking and the sex trade.
The links you posted conflate the 2 into being the same thing (Not unlike feminists who say sexual assault is the same as rape, when in reality they are very different).
Not to say it doesn't happen because we all know it does but more along the lines of some girl who is down on her luck and chooses to do it on her own is being counted as a victim of human trafficking.
There are plenty of girls in the US who choose the sex trade to make a living because that's the only way they can.
Is it right?
That's not for me to say, i haven't walked in her shoes before.
We've all known girls who've done "something" for drugs or booze back in high school.
The law says they are victims but in reality they were OK with the exchange of goods and services.
Not every female is a victim in need of saving...
Usually around organized crime foreign to the US.
Think of the Russian mob or the Asian gangsters bringing girls from their home country to work hookers or in massage parlors.
The issue of human trafficking is a larger problem in 2nd and third world countries. The less opportunities for women to earn a living a legit way the more likely they fall into a trap believing that some guy can make them a "model in America".
Also keep in mind that the countries it originates in aren't solving the problem.
Everyone has heard about Thailand and it's "issues" with the sex trade but Thailand isn't really interested in solving it because they have more problems than they know what to deal with.
There is a big difference between human trafficking and the sex trade.
The links you posted conflate the 2 into being the same thing (Not unlike feminists who say sexual assault is the same as rape, when in reality they are very different).
Not to say it doesn't happen because we all know it does but more along the lines of some girl who is down on her luck and chooses to do it on her own is being counted as a victim of human trafficking.
There are plenty of girls in the US who choose the sex trade to make a living because that's the only way they can.
Is it right?
That's not for me to say, i haven't walked in her shoes before.
We've all known girls who've done "something" for drugs or booze back in high school.
The law says they are victims but in reality they were OK with the exchange of goods and services.
Not every female is a victim in need of saving...