Human trafficking U.S./Mexico border May 1, 2013 Abstract The human trafficking in the United States and U.S. border are having a very hard time in with the Cartel, Corruption, drugs and human trafficking. Today human trafficking is considered the modern slavery. Many Americans remain ignorant of human trafficking within the United States, believing that this inhumane act only occurs in third-world countries, but an estimated twenty-five million people are victims. Human trafficking is considered just another name for modern day slavery wherein the victims involved are forced, coerced and deceived in to labor, and sexual exploitation. There are millions of people who being into the United States.
When people recognize the value of these diamonds, they attempt to take full advantage of them and try to make a profit out of illegally mining them. Every year, more and more diamonds are being exported illegally rather than through legal means. Sierra Leon is trying to control this mess, but how do you control over a million illegal minors working daily. It’s a terribly difficult task because diamond mines cover the entire country. The video stresses how complex the situation is, and how they need figure out a way to
Gianna Bianca 04/04/2013 Protecting the Children with Jessica’s Law Every two minutes in the United States, someone is sexually abused. 44% of these victims are under the age of 18 years old (CDC). These statistics are bold, but even worse – these crimes can be prevented. Crimes against children that involve sexual abuse can be prevented in one giant way: by keeping the predators in prison there they belong. This seems like a no brainer, however some judges and members of senate disagree that these illicit crimes are punishable by lengthy sentences and strict court conditions.
Paul Krugman: “America Must Redeclare the War on Poverty” Krugman states “poverty in early childhood is like poison to the brain”. Many children experience the effects of poverty such as unhealthy levels of stress, thus making it harder to escape poverty. Since the war on poverty was abandoned approximately forty years ago and the government shifted its focus on the alleged abuses of welfare, the percentage of those in poverty has increased and is getting worse. When President Johnson declared the “war on poverty” forty four years ago there was a dramatic reduction of those affected by poverty. The increase in the percentage of people today in poverty should show the government something needs to be done and we should once again re-declare
taxpayers about $193 per household per year (Stein 2011). My family along with many others are having a hard enough time paying for their own bills and what not let alone someone else's. As long as foreigners are encouraged by our actions to ignore our immigration laws, we will forever be hard pressed to defend our borders. And, not only will America’s most vulnerable workers (minimum-wage) suffer from unfair competition against illegal aliens for jobs, but that competition will become even harsher because of the newly legalized workers competing for jobs from employers who precisely hire only legal workers (Martin 2011). Many argue that they are an economic benefit.
The documentary provide short glimpses of the hearing in congress and snap shots of legislation passed which paved the way for advertisers to fully exploit children. The audience will be shocked with despair and anger as the highly paid lawyers who represents media and advertising and the President himself are displayed enemies of the children and cave in under the pressure of corporations who’s sole purpose is to exploit and increase profits. “Since deregulation kids spending has grown from $4.2 billion in 1982 to $40 billion in 2010 “ Just when the audience may think they have heard it all, its gets worse. Advertisers are using characters like Scooby Doo and product placements to push their products. They are using the emotional attachments kids have with characters to sell products like cereals.
For gangs, selling drugs is the fund-raising equivalent of a church bake sale. Gangs use drug money to buy more weapons and more drugs. Gang violence and illegal drug sales perpetuate each other. To stop this vicious cycle the government spends billions of dollars every year on the “War on Drugs” to prosecute and imprison drug dealers and users. Under this system the government spends billions and gangs make billions.
According to David R. Hodge in the article “Sexual Trafficking in the United States: A Domestic Problem With Transnational Dimensions,” 600,000 to 800,000 people being trafficked across nations with about 14,500 to 16,500 people being trafficked into the United States annually. With numbers this high, awareness in the nation should be more prominent when it comes to dealing with trafficking. Many young women, like Maria, are sold into the sex trade at young ages and are forced to perform sexual acts. The women’s “sponsors” brainwash the women into thinking multiple reasons that make forced commercial sex seem acceptable. It is the duty of government to enforce laws that will help protect women and children from becoming victims.
Illegal Immigration in the United States By Charles B. Illegal immigration has not only become a major concern, the overall impact in the United States is rising. Within the last five to ten years, we’ve detected thousands or even millions of immigrants, specifically Hispanics; migrating into the United States without passports, visas, or proper documentation. Illegal immigration has become a great fear in the United States because it creates a higher financial deficit due to supporting the immigrants who do not invest back into our country. Studies acknowledged that, on average, the costs that illegal-immigrant households bear on the federal government are less than half that of other households and that many of those costs relate to their
Statistics • The U.S. Federal Trade Commission received 250,854 identity theft complaints in 2010. • Florida, Arizona, and California have the highest per capita rate of identity theft. • Identity fraud crimes that were committed by people that the victim knew, also known as “friendly fraud,” has grown by seven percent; people between the ages of 25 and 34 are most likely to be victim to this. Prevention • Shred any documents,