Human Trafficking In The United States

Question 4: How prevalent is human trafficking in the United States? What is being done to combat human trafficking?

Answer: Human trafficking is very common in the United States (Mallory, 2012). Each year there are about 20,000 people falling victim to human trafficking in the U.S., typically women and children (“United States of America,” n.d., n.p.). It has been found that, “The United States of America is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons” (“United States of America,” n.d., n.p.). The United States government has been active in the attempt to ending human trafficking in our country and internationally (“United States of America,” n.d.). An act was created called The Trafficking Victims Protection
Both genders and all ages can all be victims of “forced labor, including agriculture, domestic service, construction work, and sweatshops, as well as trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation” (“United States of America,” n.d., n.p.). Many anti-trafficking programs have been created by the United States to also help other countries to help put an end to human trafficking (“United States of America,” n.d.). The Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking was established by the State Department in the U.S. and there have been millions given to fund programs that aim to diminish human trafficking worldwide (“United States of America,” n.d.). The funds help provide information to society about the dangers of human trafficking, the protection of the public, and assistance to those who are at risk of being victims of trafficking (“United States of America,” n.d.). The United States has aided other countries “to enact anti-trafficking legislation, trained law enforcement officials, prosecutors, border guards and judicial officers on detecting, investigating, and prosecuting traffickers, and protecting victims and provided start-up equipment for new anti-trafficking police units” (“United States of America,” n.d.,