Human Trafficking In The United States

Human Trafficking is defined as using force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide. Many of these take place here in the United States. Human trafficking has many misconceptions. One being that you have to be transported to be trafficked. That is not true, human trafficking is often confused with human smuggling, which does require an illegal border crossing. However, you can be trafficked within your hometown or even your own home. Another misconception is that only women can be victims of trafficking. Although women make up the majority of trafficking victims, there are still some men that are trafficked. Human trafficking only happens in illegal …show more content…
Americans started contracting the Chinese immigrants so they could pay their workers lower wages. Many people were concerned with this practice, saying that it was another form of slavery. According to The Exodus Road “The Page Act of 1875 sought to limit the immigration of Asians into the United States and prevent the traffic of unwilling persons and “immoral” women (prostitutes)” (Giovagnoni & Schooneveld, 2022). This act created fines for anyone who tried to bring people into the United States without consent, which stopped immigration of Chinese women. By the early 1880’s, nearly all of the Chinese population in the US were male, which sparked illegal trafficking of Chinese women by Chinese gangs. The trafficking of Chinese women in the United States continued into the 1900’s. Human trafficking is a big concern for me personally. Being a teenage female makes me a prime target for traffickers, especially with numbers currently at an all time high. Having a sister who also is a prime target for traffickers causes me to worry and be more self aware when it comes to us going out by …show more content…
These victims are deceived by false promises of love, a good job, or a stable life and are lured or forced into situations where they are made to work under deplorable conditions with little or no pay.” (Human Trafficking Prevention, 2024) This shows that more vulnerable individuals are more susceptible to becoming victims of trafficking. Victims can be found almost anywhere. Some people don’t even realize that they are victims of human trafficking. According to the National Human Trafficking hotline, 8,142 of the reported victims in 2021 were female and only 1,292 of the victims were male. Human Trafficking | National Human Trafficking Hotline, 2023) This shows how females are more likely to become victims of trafficking compared to males. Human trafficking is a very prevalent issue that needs to be solved. There are many opinions on how this issue should be addressed, some taking more of an aggressive approach, such as deploying the national guard at

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