Borderline Slavery: Mexico, United States, and the Human Trade

Abstract

Contents: Part I The Global Context: Setting the Stage for Sex and Labor Trafficking: Introduction, Susan Tiano Human trafficking: a perfect storm of contributing factors, Susan Tiano Migration the forgotten link in the nexus between freedom from want and freedom from fear, Sandro Calvani and Olivia Jung (in collaboration with Vittoria Luda di Cortemiglia) Trafficking in women and girls: commodification for profit, Kathryn Farr. Part II Human Trafficking in Mexico: Trata de Personas: Mexico's efforts, Gustavo de UnA!nue Aguirre CorazA^3n Azul: a hope for the vulnerable, Roberto Rodriquez HernA!ndez Sex trafficking in Mexico: the nexus between poverty, violence against women, and gender inequalities, Jenny Clark Assessing human trafficking in Mexico: the American Bar Association rule of law initiative's experience, Brenner Allen. Part III Human Trafficking Along the US-Mexico Border: Human trafficking and the US-Mexico border: reflections on a complex issue in a binational context, Tony Payan The best smugglers in El Paso, David B. Ham Human trafficking through Mexico and the southwest border: accounts from Hidalgo and Cochise counties, Richard J. Schaefer and Carolyn Gonzales Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: labor exploitation and human trafficking of Mexican nationals to the Gulf Coast, Stephanie Hepburn. Part IV Combating Human Trafficking: Coordinated Responses Across Communities and Borders: Roadblocks to legal help for trafficking victims: T-visas and the Mondragon raid, Lise Olsen A model for coordination in anti-human trafficking task forces: the El Paso, Texas, site protocol, Virginia McCrimmon Combating human trafficking in the US-Mexico borderlands, Moira Murphy-Aguilar and Susan Tiano Index.