In: Psychology
Americans are socialized to believe that the United States is the “Land of Opportunity.” In what ways does understanding trafficking in the US demystify this belief?
There is a trafficking Victims protection act of 2000 in USA which prohibits children under the age of 18 years to participate in sex acts by force, pressure or deceive. There are many women from different countries which get transported to USA by exploitation although american women get arrested if they indulge in such countries. USA has seen a lot of sex exploitation in the past years and they have passed the safe harbour for exploited youth act which prevents punishment for youth children getting engaged in such acts in this country. United States laws in 2013 has explained that it will protect the rights and integrity of children under the age of 18 years who have been sexually exploited and if they are first time offenders in the age group of 14-15 years. Polaris project was implemented in 2014 with the aim of protecting children involved in child labour and not only child exploitation. There has been a tremendous change in the life of people who has been victimised and there has been a tremendous improvement in their social life.There should be stronger laws to punish people involved in social crime and human female trafficking so that society can get a chance to evolve where people from different races, community and religion have a chance to meet. It is known that USA is a country of higher education and opportunity but still there is a prevalent stigma associated with rampant child trafficking in this country. There are various macro level and micro level issues which are affecting society and leading to involvement of children in purposes of exploitation in the society for money and survival. This leads to a change in vision and demystifies the common belief of higher and advanced opportunity for people in this country. Gender has a big role to play in this vulnerable network with exploitation of the weaker sex for flesh trade and enjoyment leading to social stigma in the society.