Borderline slavery : Mexico, United States, and the human trade / [edited] by Susan Tiano and Moira Murphy-Aguilar, with Brianne Bigej.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tiano, Susan.

Murphy-Aguilar, Moira.

Bigej, Brianne.

Series:

Solving social problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human trafficking--Mexican-American Border Region.

Human trafficking.

Human smuggling--Mexican-American Border Region.

Human smuggling.

Noncitizens--Mexican-American Border Region.

Noncitizens.

Illegal immigration--Mexican-American Border Region.

Illegal immigration.

Foreign workers--Mexican-American Border Region.

Foreign workers.

Slave labor--Mexican-American Border Region.

Slave labor.

Physical Description:

xxi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]

Summary:

There has been little public outcry in the US over modern-day human trafficking, even sex trafficking, because of perceptions that those bought and sold are merely undocumented workers in the country illegally, or simply prostitutes working across borders. Seeking to dispel such misleading stereotypes, this book reveals the reality of human trafficking. Although the book is written at a more advanced level, it is still accessible to general readers as well as policy makers and scholars. International contributors to the book include lawyers and legal experts, policy analysts, diplomats, journalists, victim advocates, policy makers, and academics in political science and sociology; many are residents of the US-Mexico borderlands. They situate human trafficking in the global context that is encouraging its proliferation and show how its manifestations at the US-Mexico border reflect regional conditions. They explore the coordinated responses in policy, law enforcement, and victims' services that must be used to confront the problem across communities and across borders. The cover features a color photo. Tiano is affiliated with the University of New Mexico. Murphy-Aguilar is affiliated with the University of Texas-El Paso. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781409439684

1409439682

9781409439691

1409439690

OCLC:

780334271