Monday, February 16, 2009

Hispanic prostitutes


1)The women: US Department of Justice estimates 18,000-20,000 women and children are exploited in the US each year from Latin America, mostly Mexico 
-Hundreds of girls between 7 and 18 as well as women in San Diego County trade 
-Estimates of 30 to 50 young women smuggled into North County, San Diego everyday (from Manolo Guillen of San Diego Youth and Community Services) 
-Undocumented Mexican women are the majority 
2)The traffickers: Organized criminal sex trafficking gangs, often sex rings involve families similar to the Mafia. 
-Usually Latin American males, though even some of their female family members and a few of the sexual slaves themselves

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