{"id":127824,"date":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nursingstudybay.com\/2023\/02\/14\/w3ht-law-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T00:00:00","slug":"w3ht-law-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studyproessays.com\/help\/w3ht-law-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"W3ht | Law homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>\u00a0the following segment from the &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #005c95;\" href=\"http:\/\/digital.films.com\/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=7967&amp;xtid=39008\" target=\"_blank\">Lives for Sale: Human Trafficking<\/a>&#8221; video.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased Border Patrols Increase the Demand for &#8220;Coyotes&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Write 150 word about the video. I have copy and pasted the transcripts for the video. I do not need a tile page. I do need response to be cited and referenced. What was the video about? What did find that was interesting? Was anything from the video new inforamtion? What are your thoughts good and bag? Explain<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The citation for video<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Lives for sale: Human trafficking<\/em><span>\u00a0[Video file]. (2006). Retrieved April 16, 2017, from http:\/\/fod.infobase.com\/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=18566&amp;xtid=39008<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The transcriot for the video<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There will<\/span>\u00a0<span>always be<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>willing<\/span>\u00a0<span>to make a<\/span>\u00a0<span>sacrifice<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>country.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span><span>believe<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>met<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>scared.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>remember<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>front<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>pointed<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>cross,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>you&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>place<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>waiting<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span><span>you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>those<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>places<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>certainly<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>demand<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>cheap<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor,<\/span><span>there&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>demand<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>commercial<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span><span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>money.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>there&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>relationship<\/span>\u00a0<span>between<\/span>\u00a0<span>smuggling<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>closely<\/span>\u00a0<span>tied<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>immigration.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>friends, they are<\/span>\u00a0<span>merchandise,<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>they are<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>pounds<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>meat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Each<\/span>\u00a0<span>year,<\/span>\u00a0<span>millions<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Central<\/span>\u00a0<span>Americans<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>Mexicans<\/span>\u00a0<span>attempt<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>enter<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span><span>without<\/span>\u00a0<span>documents,<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>American<\/span><span>dream.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>travel<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>dangerous<\/span>\u00a0<span>road<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>threatens<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>lives<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>every<\/span>\u00a0<span>turn.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Why<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span><span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>home<\/span>\u00a0<span>countries?<\/span>\u00a0<span>What<\/span>\u00a0<span>dangers<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>face<\/span>\u00a0<span>along<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>way?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many<\/span>\u00a0<span>central<\/span>\u00a0<span>Americans<\/span>\u00a0<span>begin<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>journey<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span><span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Suchiate<\/span>\u00a0<span>River<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span><span>Mexico,<\/span>\u00a0<span>bypassing<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>checkpoints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>hard<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>far.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Hours<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span><span>bus<\/span>\u00a0<span>hours,<\/span>\u00a0<span>walking.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossed<\/span>\u00a0<span>rivers.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Life<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>countries,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Honduras,<\/span>\u00a0<span>El<\/span>\u00a0<span>Salvador,<\/span><span>Guatemala,<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>hard.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>much<\/span><span>poverty.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>anything<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>eat.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>only<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>tortilla<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>salt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>Honduras<\/span>\u00a0<span>there&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>hardly<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>work.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You<\/span>\u00a0<span>can&#8217;t<\/span><span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>place<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>work.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>country<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>work.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>difficult.<\/span><span>From<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>the train.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Every<\/span>\u00a0<span>day,<\/span>\u00a0<span>hundreds<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>board<\/span>\u00a0<span>freight<\/span><span>trains<\/span>\u00a0<span>passing<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>Southern<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span><span>trains<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>north,<\/span>\u00a0<span>close<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>nine<\/span>\u00a0<span>grandchildren<\/span>\u00a0<span>left<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span><span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>father<\/span>\u00a0<span>died<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>abandoned<\/span><span>them.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>why<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>thought<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Because<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>financial<\/span>\u00a0<span>situation.<\/span><span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>easy.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>sad<\/span>\u00a0<span>journey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>one-year-old<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>left<\/span>\u00a0<span>behind<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>Honduras.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>hard<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>your<\/span>\u00a0<span>family<\/span><span>behind.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Your<\/span>\u00a0<span>kids.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>idea<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>work,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>return<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Honduras,<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>country.<\/span><span>Everything<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>life<\/span>\u00a0<span>involves<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>risk,<\/span>\u00a0<span>right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>dangerous.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>train<\/span>\u00a0<span>cuts<\/span><span>off<\/span>\u00a0<span>your<\/span>\u00a0<span>legs<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>your<\/span>\u00a0<span>arms,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or it<\/span>\u00a0<span>kills<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span><span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>fall<\/span>\u00a0<span>off.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>risk<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>have.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Of<\/span>\u00a0<span>course<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>little<\/span>\u00a0<span>bit<\/span>\u00a0<span>afraid,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span><span>know.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>worse<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>woman<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span><span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>try<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>harm<\/span>\u00a0<span>you.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>trusting<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>God<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>everything<\/span>\u00a0<span>turns<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>right.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>1,500 mile<\/span>\u00a0<span>passage<\/span>\u00a0<span>takes<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>days<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>nights.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>fall<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>train<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>lose<\/span>\u00a0<span>arms and<\/span>\u00a0<span>legs,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>die.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span><span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>robbed<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>killed<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>gangs.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Rape<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>common<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>begin<\/span>\u00a0<span>taking<\/span>\u00a0<span>birth control<\/span>\u00a0<span>pills<\/span><span>before<\/span>\u00a0<span>they leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>worldwide,<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>talk<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>feminization<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration.<\/span>\u00a0<span>54%<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span><span>throughout<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>world<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>women.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Since<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span><span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>desperation,<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>earn<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span><span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>survive,<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>pay<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>way<\/span><span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>bodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Along<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>route<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>nightclubs<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>brothels<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>desperate<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>earn<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span><span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>bodies<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>journey.<\/span><span>Trapped<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>slavery<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>diseases<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>AIDS,<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span><span>far<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>toward<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>dream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>town<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Altar<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>30 miles<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Arizona<\/span><span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sonora<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>For<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span><span>immigrants,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>last<\/span>\u00a0<span>stop<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>call<\/span><span>family<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>friends<\/span>\u00a0<span>waiting<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span><span>wait<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>across the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span><span>Everyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>walk<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>In<\/span><span>2005,<\/span>\u00a0<span>460 immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>died<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>the Sonora<\/span><span>desert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beginning<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>actions<\/span>\u00a0<span>along<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border,<\/span>\u00a0<span>created<\/span><span>primarily<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>California<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>Operation<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guardian<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>1994<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>close<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sonora<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>Arizona<\/span>\u00a0<span>became<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>major<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>point.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Altar<\/span><span>became<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>places<\/span>\u00a0<span>that the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span><span>saw<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>better<\/span>\u00a0<span>alternative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>sad<\/span>\u00a0<span>reality<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>confront<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You<\/span><span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>consequences<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>being<\/span>\u00a0<span>there,<\/span><span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>there is<\/span>\u00a0<span>no<\/span>\u00a0<span>water.<\/span>\u00a0<span>How<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>survive<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>middle<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>temperatures<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>great<\/span>\u00a0<span>extremes.<\/span>\u00a0<span>During<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>hot<\/span>\u00a0<span>season<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span><span>exceed<\/span>\u00a0<span>104 degrees<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fahrenheit.<\/span>\u00a0<span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>winter,<\/span><span>below<\/span>\u00a0<span>freezing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>this,<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrant,<\/span>\u00a0<span>often<\/span>\u00a0<span>means<\/span>\u00a0<span>death.<\/span><span>Arriving<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrant<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span><span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>center<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>care<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>migrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>needy.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>represents<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span><span>oasis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>dangers<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>exist<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>desert,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>decide<\/span>\u00a0<span>to cross<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>anyway,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>reality<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>poverty<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>powerful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>How<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>integrate<\/span>\u00a0<span>within<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>free<\/span>\u00a0<span>trade<\/span><span>agreement<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>freedom<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>borders,<\/span><span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>alternative<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span><span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>ignored,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>fact<\/span>\u00a0<span>given<\/span>\u00a0<span>opportunity?<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>alternatives<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>achieve<\/span>\u00a0<span>better<\/span><span>relations<\/span>\u00a0<span>between<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>countries,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>reduce<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>tragic<\/span>\u00a0<span>reality.<\/span>\u00a0<span>For<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>converted<\/span><span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>veritable<\/span>\u00a0<span>cemetery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rafael,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Alberto,<\/span>\u00a0<span>[? Palmacalos ?].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On<\/span>\u00a0<span>this, our<\/span>\u00a0<span>208th vigil,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>come to<\/span>\u00a0<span>remember<\/span><span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<span>the lives<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Virginia<\/span>\u00a0<span>Elizabeth,<\/span>\u00a0<span>[? Mahia, Mahia ?]<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>[? Otelio Juarezbaros ?].<\/span>\u00a0<span>[INAUDIBLE]<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>born<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>May 10, 1986.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>died<\/span>\u00a0<span>July 5, 2005,<\/span>\u00a0<span>15 miles<\/span>\u00a0<span>west<\/span>\u00a0<span>of us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>19-years-old.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Virginia<\/span>\u00a0<span>Elizabeth<\/span>\u00a0<span>[? Mahia Mahia ?].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>government<\/span>\u00a0<span>started<\/span>\u00a0<span>building<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span><span>borders,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>walls<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>infrastructure<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Douglas,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span><span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>pushing<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>further<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>away<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>city<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>less<\/span>\u00a0<span>populated<\/span>\u00a0<span>areas.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Then<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span><span>dangers<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert,<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>summertime<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>dehydration.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<span>folks<\/span>\u00a0<span>walking<\/span>\u00a0<span>upwards<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>four and<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>days<\/span>\u00a0<span>before<\/span>\u00a0<span>finding<\/span>\u00a0<span>transportation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>began,<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>May<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>2004,<\/span>\u00a0<span>putting<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span><span>water<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>minister,<\/span>\u00a0<span>called<\/span>\u00a0<span>Agua Para La Vida<\/span><span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>these<\/span>\u00a0<span>main<\/span>\u00a0<span>trails<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>into the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>also<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>pretty<\/span>\u00a0<span>sharp<\/span>\u00a0<span>decline<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>number<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>dehydration<\/span>\u00a0<span>deaths.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<span>expanding<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>ministry<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>group<\/span>\u00a0<span>called<\/span>\u00a0<span>CRREDA,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>drug<\/span><span>rehabilitation<\/span>\u00a0<span>center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>we.<\/span>\u00a0<span>CRREDA<\/span>\u00a0<span>brings<\/span>\u00a0<span>rehab<\/span>\u00a0<span>patients<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>week<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>look<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>people,<\/span><span>immigrants,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>right<\/span>\u00a0<span>give<\/span><span>water<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>thirsty,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>thought<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>fault<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>died.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>were,<\/span>\u00a0<span>quote,<\/span><span>illegal.<\/span>\u00a0<span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>community<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>faith,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>ludicrous<\/span><span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>believe<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>anyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>should<\/span>\u00a0<span>die<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>trying<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>better<\/span>\u00a0<span>way<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>life<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>families.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>talk<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>officials<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>permission<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>ranchers<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexican<\/span><span>side of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>water<\/span>\u00a0<span>stations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>For<\/span>\u00a0<span>20 years<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>guide,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>Pollero.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Or<\/span>\u00a0<span>whatever<\/span><span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>call<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert<\/span>\u00a0<span>taking<\/span><span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>service,<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>job<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>over.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>Immigration&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>job<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrested<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>49 times.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span><span>strategic<\/span>\u00a0<span>places.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Trails,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>passes,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>places<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>[INAUDIBLE]<\/span>\u00a0<span>warns<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>risks<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert,<\/span>\u00a0<span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>children.<\/span><span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>still<\/span>\u00a0<span>plan to<\/span>\u00a0<span>cross the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span><span>after<\/span>\u00a0<span>dark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>name<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>Vincent<\/span>\u00a0<span>Hampel.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>supervisory<\/span><span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>patrol<\/span>\u00a0<span>agent<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>patrol<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span><span>patrol and<\/span>\u00a0<span>rescue unit<\/span>\u00a0<span>here in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Tucson.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span><span>includes<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span>\u00a0<span>themselves<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>harm&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>way<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>desert<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>100 degree<\/span>\u00a0<span>temperatures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Once<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>medically<\/span>\u00a0<span>sound<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>travel,<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>send them<\/span>\u00a0<span>back<\/span>\u00a0<span>to the<\/span>\u00a0<span>country<\/span>\u00a0<span>they came<\/span>\u00a0<span>from.<\/span><span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>during<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>night,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>set<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>underneath<\/span>\u00a0<span>trees<\/span>\u00a0<span>because they know<\/span>\u00a0<span>helicopters<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>see them<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>easily.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ll<\/span><span>show you<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>couple<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them out<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>trip<\/span>\u00a0<span>north,<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>48 miles<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>point<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>straight<\/span>\u00a0<span>line.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>quite<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>bit<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>out walking<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>desert.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>looking<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>ground<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>someone<\/span>\u00a0<span>sat<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>bottom<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span><span>whatever,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>tells me<\/span>\u00a0<span>they stayed<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>little<\/span>\u00a0<span>while<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>left their<\/span>\u00a0<span>stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>maybe<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>too<\/span>\u00a0<span>heavy?<\/span>\u00a0<span>I don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>abandoned<\/span>\u00a0<span>a lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>stuff<\/span>\u00a0<span>right<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span><span>Yeah,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>new<\/span>\u00a0<span>hat.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>food, and<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span><span>water.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>had to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have been<\/span>\u00a0<span>picked<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span><span>They&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>come out<\/span>\u00a0<span>here with<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>cell<\/span>\u00a0<span>phones,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>say,<\/span>\u00a0<span>OK,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span><span>out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>hats<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wear.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wear<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>law<\/span><span>enforcement<\/span>\u00a0<span>hat,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wear the<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>rescue<\/span>\u00a0<span>hat.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>get our<\/span>\u00a0<span>calls<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>aliens<\/span>\u00a0<span>that have<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrested.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell us,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>will you<\/span>\u00a0<span>guys pick<\/span>\u00a0<span>me up?<\/span>\u00a0<span>There were<\/span>\u00a0<span>four<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span><span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>a day&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>walk<\/span>\u00a0<span>back<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>way<\/span>\u00a0<span>that,<\/span>\u00a0<span>one of<\/span><span>them looked<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>bad.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Oh,<\/span>\u00a0<span>yeah,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>throwing<\/span>\u00a0<span>up.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>that was<\/span>\u00a0<span>yesterday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Or<\/span>\u00a0<span>we get<\/span>\u00a0<span>calls from<\/span>\u00a0<span>people who<\/span>\u00a0<span>made it to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And then<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;ll call<\/span>\u00a0<span>us up<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>say, oh,<\/span>\u00a0<span>uh,<\/span>\u00a0<span>our dude<\/span>\u00a0<span>passed<\/span>\u00a0<span>your<\/span>\u00a0<span>[INAUDIBLE]<\/span>\u00a0<span>this time,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>trail back<\/span>\u00a0<span>over there,<\/span>\u00a0<span>there was<\/span><span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>dead<\/span>\u00a0<span>guy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[RADIO CHATTER]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>friend<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>patrol<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span><span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>guy<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>lived<\/span>\u00a0<span>next<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span><span>thought<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I said,<\/span><span>well, why<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>that?<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>says,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>every<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrive<\/span>\u00a0<span>home,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>fella<\/span>\u00a0<span>looks<\/span><span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>angrily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>kind<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>laughed,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>off the cuff<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said, you<\/span>\u00a0<span>know,<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>he&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>best<\/span>\u00a0<span>friend.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span><span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>looked,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he says<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>do you<\/span>\u00a0<span>mean<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>that?<\/span>\u00a0<span>I said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote<\/span>\u00a0<span>exists<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>exist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>patrol is<\/span>\u00a0<span>built<\/span>\u00a0<span>up,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>created<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>industry.<\/span>\u00a0<span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote<\/span>\u00a0<span>industry,<\/span>\u00a0<span>a travel<\/span><span>agent&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>industry.<\/span>\u00a0<span>What&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>happening<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span><span>charging<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>build<\/span>\u00a0<span>up,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>folks<\/span><span>who are<\/span>\u00a0<span>suffering<\/span>\u00a0<span>most are the<\/span>\u00a0<span>migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>friends,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they are<\/span>\u00a0<span>merchandise,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>they are<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>pounds<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>meat.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>game<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>cat<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>mouse.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>past<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>lucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>500,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>undocumented<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>successfully<\/span><span>cross<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span>\u00a0<span>each<\/span>\u00a0<span>year,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span><span>considered<\/span>\u00a0<span>lucky.<\/span>\u00a0<span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>20,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span><span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>scared.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>remember<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>front<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>met<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span><span>pointed<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>cross,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>you&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>place<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>waiting<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span><span>you.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Would<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>rather<\/span>\u00a0<span>run<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>hour,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>walk<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span><span>night?<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>run<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>hour.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span><span>OK,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>run<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>fast<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>running<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>fast<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>could.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>kept<\/span><span>falling.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>jumped a<\/span>\u00a0<span>fence,<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>another.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span><span>jumped<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>three.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>feel<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>legs.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>tired.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>tired.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Not<\/span><span>anymore.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>thought<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother,<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span><span>brothers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>sisters.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>felt<\/span>\u00a0<span>bad.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>try<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>common<\/span>\u00a0<span>scenario<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>woman<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>forced<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>migrate<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>rural<\/span>\u00a0<span>village<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span><span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>living<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>support<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>family<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span><span>home.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>advantage<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>born<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>poor<\/span>\u00a0<span>family.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span><span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>girls<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>boys.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We were<\/span>\u00a0<span>always<\/span><span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>poor.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>food,<\/span>\u00a0<span>clothing.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Nothing.<\/span><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>eight<\/span>\u00a0<span>years<\/span>\u00a0<span>old,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>helping<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>sell<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>at the<\/span>\u00a0<span>market,<\/span>\u00a0<span>while<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span><span>father<\/span>\u00a0<span>spent<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>drinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>childhood<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>always<\/span>\u00a0<span>working,<\/span>\u00a0<span>helping<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother.<\/span>\u00a0<span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>14,<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>man<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>against<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>will.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>father<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>daughter.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>no<\/span>\u00a0<span>choice<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>marry<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span><span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>did.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>loved<\/span>\u00a0<span>him.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span>\u00a0<span>abandoned<\/span><span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>went<\/span>\u00a0<span>back<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>live<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After<\/span>\u00a0<span>that,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>work.<\/span>\u00a0<span>To<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>ahead.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>already<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>child.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>15.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>started<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>work in<\/span><span>tortilla<\/span>\u00a0<span>factories,<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>auto<\/span>\u00a0<span>mechanic<\/span>\u00a0<span>shops,<\/span>\u00a0<span>selling<\/span><span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>market.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>still<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>enough<\/span><span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>family.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>felt<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>desperate.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span><span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>out of<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>misery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>neighbor<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>looking<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>offered<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>completely<\/span>\u00a0<span>different<\/span>\u00a0<span>life.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>offered<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Los<\/span>\u00a0<span>Angeles.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>lots<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span><span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>provide<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothers<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>sisters.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>better<\/span>\u00a0<span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>her,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>sounds<\/span>\u00a0<span>beautiful,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>exchange<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>what?<\/span>\u00a0<span>What<\/span>\u00a0<span>will I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do?<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span><span>speak<\/span>\u00a0<span>English,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>no<\/span>\u00a0<span>education.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span><span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>there is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>factories,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>this.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go.<\/span>\u00a0<span>If<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span><span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>your<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother,<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>spite<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>doubts,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Lucita<\/span>\u00a0<span>accepts<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>offer<\/span>\u00a0<span>of work<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Los<\/span>\u00a0<span>Angeles.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>feels<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>no<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span><span>choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You have to<\/span>\u00a0<span>remember<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span><span>longstanding,<\/span>\u00a0<span>established<\/span>\u00a0<span>relationships<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>those<\/span><span>communities.<\/span>\u00a0<span>These<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>usually<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>strangers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>phenomenon<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>taken<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>countries<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>origin<\/span><span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>deceit.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>person<\/span>\u00a0<span>offered<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States,<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>they were<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span><span>paid<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>incredibly<\/span>\u00a0<span>high<\/span>\u00a0<span>salary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>paradise<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>salvation<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>families.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Better<\/span>\u00a0<span>living<\/span>\u00a0<span>conditions<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>families.<\/span><span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>understandable<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>agree<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>trip.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>gave<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span><span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>separate<\/span>\u00a0<span>flights.<\/span>\u00a0<span>From<\/span>\u00a0<span>Zihuatanejo<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>Hermosillo.<\/span>\u00a0<span>From<\/span>\u00a0<span>Hermosillo<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>a bus<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>Nogales.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>State<\/span>\u00a0<span>Department<\/span>\u00a0<span>estimates<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>80%<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>international<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>girls.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>majority<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficked<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span><span>sexual<\/span>\u00a0<span>exploitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>confusion<\/span>\u00a0<span>between<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>concepts<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>smuggling<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>important<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>clear<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>up.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Smuggling<\/span><span>immigrants,<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>example,<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>pay<\/span>\u00a0<span>someone<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>place<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>another,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span><span>implies<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>persons<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>within<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>smuggling<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>pay<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>taken<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>side,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>deceive<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span><span>under<\/span>\u00a0<span>lock<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>key.<\/span>\u00a0<span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>fact,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>kidnapped,<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ll<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>some<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>wasn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>for.<\/span><span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>then<\/span>\u00a0<span>there&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>relationship<\/span>\u00a0<span>between<\/span>\u00a0<span>smuggling<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>closely<\/span>\u00a0<span>tied<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>immigration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>running<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>fast<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>could.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>white<\/span>\u00a0<span>van<\/span>\u00a0<span>there,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>inside<\/span>\u00a0<span>waiting<\/span><span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>in.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>how<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Close<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>I-19<\/span>\u00a0<span>begins<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>transport<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>illegals<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>Tucson,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mesa,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>Phoenix,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span><span>stop<\/span>\u00a0<span>of their<\/span>\u00a0<span>journey<\/span>\u00a0<span>inside<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>Phoenix<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrived<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>house.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span><span>rented<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>car<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>us,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Los<\/span>\u00a0<span>Angeles.<\/span><span>Actually,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>went<\/span>\u00a0<span>first.<\/span><span>Another<\/span>\u00a0<span>man<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>waiting<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>paid<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span><span>trip.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>that that<\/span>\u00a0<span>man<\/span>\u00a0<span>paid<\/span>\u00a0<span>$1,000<\/span><span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>each<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Then<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>good<\/span>\u00a0<span>luck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>say<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>accomplice<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>guilty<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>perpetrator,<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span><span>happens<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>once<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span><span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>What&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>important<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrive<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>good<\/span>\u00a0<span>shape<\/span>\u00a0<span>without<\/span>\u00a0<span>problems,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>pay<\/span><span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>might<\/span>\u00a0<span>seem<\/span>\u00a0<span>cold<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>businesslike,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span><span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>man<\/span>\u00a0<span>locked<\/span>\u00a0<span>himself<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>us,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>you know<\/span>\u00a0<span>why<\/span>\u00a0<span>you are<\/span>\u00a0<span>here?<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>work.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel.<\/span>\u00a0<span>To<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>truth,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>idea<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel<\/span>\u00a0<span>was,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel?<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>started<\/span><span>laughing<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel<\/span>\u00a0<span>is where<\/span><span>men<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>choose<\/span>\u00a0<span>you,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>them.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span><span>done<\/span>\u00a0<span>this.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Then<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to,<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>try<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>escape,<\/span><span>Immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>address<\/span>\u00a0<span>you and<\/span>\u00a0<span>beat<\/span>\u00a0<span>you.<\/span><span>Up<\/span>\u00a0<span>They&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>throw you<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>jail<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>papers.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>felt<\/span>\u00a0<span>powerless.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>afraid,<\/span><span>and,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking,<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>beings<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>you&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>sell.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>merchandise<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span><span>always<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>resell<\/span>\u00a0<span>them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lucita<\/span>\u00a0<span>kept<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>daily<\/span>\u00a0<span>record<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>men<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>bought<\/span><span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Each<\/span>\u00a0<span>drawing<\/span>\u00a0<span>represents<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>these men.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>essentially<\/span>\u00a0<span>slavery,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span><span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>someone<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>forced<\/span>\u00a0<span>against<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>use<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>force,<\/span>\u00a0<span>fraud,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>coercion,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>forced<\/span><span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>abusive<\/span>\u00a0<span>situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>allow<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>only<\/span><span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>us,<\/span>\u00a0<span>watching<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>If<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>much as<\/span>\u00a0<span>tried<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>look<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>street<\/span>\u00a0<span>address,<\/span><span>they&#8217;d<\/span>\u00a0<span>say,<\/span>\u00a0<span>what are you<\/span>\u00a0<span>looking<\/span>\u00a0<span>at?<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span><span>away<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>relatives,<\/span>\u00a0<span>phone<\/span>\u00a0<span>numbers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>ID<\/span>\u00a0<span>cards,<\/span><span>everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>covered<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>windows<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>black<\/span>\u00a0<span>clothes<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span><span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside.<\/span>\u00a0<span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>tried<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>peek<\/span><span>outside,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>yelled<\/span>\u00a0<span>at us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>What do<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside?<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>scared<\/span>\u00a0<span>as.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>hardly<\/span>\u00a0<span>allowed<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>breath.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We were<\/span>\u00a0<span>always<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Trapped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Smugglers<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>alike<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>use<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>interstate<\/span>\u00a0<span>highway<\/span>\u00a0<span>system<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>transport<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>merchandise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>All<\/span>\u00a0<span>along<\/span>\u00a0<span>I-80,<\/span>\u00a0<span>delivering<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>goods<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>way<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>New<\/span>\u00a0<span>York,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Maine,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Ohio,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Tennessee,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>Carolinas,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Virginia<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>am<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>San Miguel Acatan<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>state<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>Huehuetenango<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>lived<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span><span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>stepfather.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>knew<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span><span>father.<\/span>\u00a0<span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>stepfather<\/span>\u00a0<span>knew<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>bus<\/span>\u00a0<span>driver<\/span>\u00a0<span>named<\/span><span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>Pasqual.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>19-years-old<\/span><span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>met<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>11,<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>step father<\/span><span>made an<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrangement<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>so that<\/span>\u00a0<span>he could<\/span>\u00a0<span>buy me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>far<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>know,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>sold<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>Fernando for<\/span>\u00a0<span>2,000 quetzals,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>what the<\/span><span>money is<\/span>\u00a0<span>called<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>$260<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>mother<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>mistress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>sister<\/span>\u00a0<span>Matilda<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>living.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>him.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>afraid<\/span>\u00a0<span>he would<\/span>\u00a0<span>hurt<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span><span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>did<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>whatever<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>wanted.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>tried<\/span>\u00a0<span>four<\/span><span>times<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>cross<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Two<\/span>\u00a0<span>times<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexican<\/span><span>Immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>authorities<\/span>\u00a0<span>stopped<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>and sent<\/span>\u00a0<span>us back<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>times<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>Immigration.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>next<\/span>\u00a0<span>time,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>paid<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>coyote<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span><span>sister<\/span>\u00a0<span>Matilda<\/span>\u00a0<span>sent<\/span>\u00a0<span>him.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>brother<\/span>\u00a0<span>in law,<\/span><span>Pasqual Sebastian,<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He drove<\/span>\u00a0<span>us to<\/span><span>where he<\/span>\u00a0<span>lived<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Cape<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coral in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Florida.<\/span>\u00a0<span>At<\/span><span>Pasqual&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do lots of<\/span>\u00a0<span>chores,<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span><span>cleaning the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He had<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>landscaping<\/span>\u00a0<span>business.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Some<\/span>\u00a0<span>men<\/span><span>worked<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>him.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I had<\/span>\u00a0<span>to wake<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>every<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>at 4:00 in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>morning<\/span>\u00a0<span>so that<\/span>\u00a0<span>I could<\/span>\u00a0<span>cook<\/span>\u00a0<span>meals<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>workers.<\/span>\u00a0<span>If<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>the meals<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooked<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>time,<\/span><span>if I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>around<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Matilda<\/span><span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>yell at<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>she would<\/span>\u00a0<span>hit<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had to<\/span>\u00a0<span>sleep<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>whenever<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span><span>wanted.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>almost<\/span>\u00a0<span>every<\/span>\u00a0<span>day.<\/span>\u00a0<span>If<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span><span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he would<\/span>\u00a0<span>beat<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>allowed<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span>\u00a0<span>alone.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Every<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sunday<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span><span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>alone at<\/span>\u00a0<span>home<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>went<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>flea<\/span>\u00a0<span>market,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>before<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>left,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span><span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>bedroom<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>lock<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;d<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>board<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>window<\/span>\u00a0<span>so that<\/span>\u00a0<span>I couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>out.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>that if<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>tried<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>call<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That the<\/span><span>police<\/span>\u00a0<span>would kill<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>vulnerable,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>culture.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>might<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>speak<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>language.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>surroundings.<\/span><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>might<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>police ever<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>deported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>living<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>six<\/span>\u00a0<span>months.<\/span>\u00a0<span>How<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>possible?<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>everyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside<\/span><span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>weekends<\/span>\u00a0<span>having<\/span>\u00a0<span>parties,<\/span>\u00a0<span>drinking<\/span>\u00a0<span>beer,<\/span><span>playing<\/span>\u00a0<span>music.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Everyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside.<\/span>\u00a0<span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>six<\/span>\u00a0<span>months,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>saw<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>owed<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>brother,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mario.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>pay off<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>debt,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mario that<\/span>\u00a0<span>he could<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span><span>sex<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>alone<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mario<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<span>After<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>while<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>bedroom,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and he<\/span>\u00a0<span>forced<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex<\/span>\u00a0<span>with him.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span>\u00a0<span>raped<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>six<\/span>\u00a0<span>months<\/span>\u00a0<span>pregnant,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>started<\/span><span>bleeding,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had a<\/span>\u00a0<span>lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>pain.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>Matilda<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>begged her<\/span>\u00a0<span>to help<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>faking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Matilda<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>please<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>sister in<\/span>\u00a0<span>law<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>having<\/span>\u00a0<span>stomach<\/span><span>cramps.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>driving<\/span>\u00a0<span>the car<\/span>\u00a0<span>with the<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>back seat,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>blocks<\/span>\u00a0<span>away<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>starts<\/span><span>screaming.<\/span>\u00a0<span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>looked,<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>birthing<\/span><span>position.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>hurried<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was in<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>much<\/span>\u00a0<span>pain<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>hospital,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>boy<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>October 22, 2003.<\/span>\u00a0<span>22nd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>did<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>emergency<\/span>\u00a0<span>cesarean,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>baby.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>premature,<\/span>\u00a0<span>weighed<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>pounds.<\/span><span>His lungs<\/span>\u00a0<span>weren&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>developed,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he had<\/span>\u00a0<span>heart<\/span><span>problems.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>neighbor,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>stayed<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>little<\/span>\u00a0<span>while,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>left<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>phone<\/span>\u00a0<span>number<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>case<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>needed<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>translator<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>something.<\/span>\u00a0<span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>favor<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span><span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>neighbor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Three<\/span>\u00a0<span>days<\/span>\u00a0<span>later,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>hospital<\/span>\u00a0<span>called<\/span>\u00a0<span>Irma<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span><span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>home.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>remained<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>started<\/span>\u00a0<span>sobbing<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>sobbing.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>only<\/span><span>thing<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>was,<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>dies,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span><span>Fernando&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>fault.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>her,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>who?<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span><span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>father.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked her<\/span>\u00a0<span>why she<\/span><span>said if<\/span>\u00a0<span>the baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>died, it<\/span>\u00a0<span>would be<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>fault.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span><span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>beat<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I burned<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>tortillas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>neighbor<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>actual<\/span>\u00a0<span>reported<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>sexual<\/span>\u00a0<span>slavery.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>young,<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span><span>unsophisticated.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>trust<\/span>\u00a0<span>law<\/span><span>enforcement.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>know who<\/span>\u00a0<span>to report<\/span>\u00a0<span>to.<\/span><span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>hope<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>alternatives.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span><span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>somebody<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>notice<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>situation<\/span>\u00a0<span>for it<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>even<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>discovered.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>abuse<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>reported<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>several<\/span>\u00a0<span>government<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>private<\/span>\u00a0<span>agencies.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Irma<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>husband<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span><span>awarded<\/span>\u00a0<span>custody<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span><span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>months.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>Pasqual<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span><span>sister<\/span>\u00a0<span>Matilda<\/span>\u00a0<span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>live<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>complaint<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span><span>underage<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>being<\/span>\u00a0<span>abused.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>assign<\/span><span>someone<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>investigate.<\/span>\u00a0<span>For<\/span>\u00a0<span>months<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>months<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>months<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>investigating.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>calling<\/span><span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>agency,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Children<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>Families,<\/span>\u00a0<span>what&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span><span>on?<\/span>\u00a0<span>Why<\/span>\u00a0<span>isn&#8217;t this<\/span>\u00a0<span>man in<\/span>\u00a0<span>jail?<\/span>\u00a0<span>What<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>restraining<\/span>\u00a0<span>order<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>he&#8217;s<\/span><span>calling<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>threatening<\/span>\u00a0<span>her.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>telling<\/span>\u00a0<span>her,<\/span>\u00a0<span>see?<\/span><span>They&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>anything,<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>like I<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span><span>you.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Fernando<\/span>\u00a0<span>Pasqual<\/span>\u00a0<span>threatened<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>kill<\/span><span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby.<\/span>\u00a0<span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>restraining<\/span>\u00a0<span>order<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>filed<\/span>\u00a0<span>against<\/span>\u00a0<span>him,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police<\/span>\u00a0<span>did<\/span>\u00a0<span>nothing.<\/span><span>According<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>court<\/span>\u00a0<span>officials,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>fell<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>cracks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>moved<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>foster<\/span>\u00a0<span>home<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>another.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Her<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>stayed<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>Irma<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span><span>husband.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>point<\/span>\u00a0<span>after<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>agency<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>agency<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>felt<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>frustrated.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>daughters<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>own,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>happened<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>believe.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>imagine,<\/span><span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>18 months<\/span>\u00a0<span>after<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>birth<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Esperanza<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>placed<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>group<\/span>\u00a0<span>home<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>teenage<\/span>\u00a0<span>mothers<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>babies.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>lots<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>reasons<\/span>\u00a0<span>why<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>truth<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>necessarily<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>out.<\/span><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>ugly.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>believe<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>bad.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>attended<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>task<\/span>\u00a0<span>force<\/span><span>meeting,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>simply<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>knew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>immediately<\/span>\u00a0<span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>looking<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>obvious<\/span>\u00a0<span>factors<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>surrounded<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>case.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I mean,<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>being<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>possible<\/span>\u00a0<span>juvenile<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span><span>possibly<\/span>\u00a0<span>subjected<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>maybe<\/span>\u00a0<span>commercial<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex,<\/span>\u00a0<span>life<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>servitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Janet<\/span>\u00a0<span>Rincon<\/span>\u00a0<span>called<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>home.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>asked<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span><span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Right<\/span>\u00a0<span>away<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>her,<\/span>\u00a0<span>excuse<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span><span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>same,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span><span>tired<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>telling<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>story,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>end,<\/span>\u00a0<span>nobody<\/span>\u00a0<span>does<\/span>\u00a0<span>anything<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>understood<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>position,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>that yes,<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>case.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>thank<\/span>\u00a0<span>God,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>did<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>promised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>much<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>eye<\/span>\u00a0<span>opener<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span><span>sure<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>Janet<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>middle<\/span>\u00a0<span>class<\/span><span>neighborhood.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Not<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>poverty<\/span>\u00a0<span>stricken<\/span><span>streets.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Not<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>middle<\/span>\u00a0<span>class<\/span><span>neighborhood<\/span>\u00a0<span>less<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>miles<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>my own<\/span><span>residence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Lee<\/span>\u00a0<span>County<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sheriff&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>Office,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>FBI.<\/span><span>Immediately<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>partnership<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>created,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>interviewed<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>within<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>weeks,<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>perpetrators<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>actually<\/span>\u00a0<span>apprehended,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and it<\/span>\u00a0<span>hit<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>front<\/span>\u00a0<span>page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These<\/span>\u00a0<span>individuals<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>immediately<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrested,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>process<\/span>\u00a0<span>now<\/span>\u00a0<span>of being<\/span>\u00a0<span>certified<\/span><span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>severe<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>youngest<\/span>\u00a0<span>juvenile<\/span>\u00a0<span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>state<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Florida<\/span>\u00a0<span>thus<\/span>\u00a0<span>far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>went<\/span>\u00a0<span>back<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>house<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>under<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrest,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>thing<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span><span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>mouth<\/span>\u00a0<span>was,<\/span>\u00a0<span>finally,<\/span>\u00a0<span>someone<\/span>\u00a0<span>believed<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>also<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>concerned<\/span>\u00a0<span>neighbor<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>reported<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>brothel<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>Lucita<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>enslaved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Eventually<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police<\/span>\u00a0<span>came.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>room,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>heard<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>noise<\/span>\u00a0<span>outside.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Footsteps.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>felt<\/span><span>relieved,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>same<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>afraid<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;d<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>told.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>jail,<\/span>\u00a0<span>beat<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>up,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span><span>money.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>hid<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>closet,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>later<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>tall<\/span><span>policemen<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>put<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>gun to<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>head.<\/span>\u00a0<span>He<\/span><span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lucita<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>three<\/span>\u00a0<span>other<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>held<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>hotel<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>material<\/span>\u00a0<span>witnesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Then<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>CAST<\/span>\u00a0<span>came,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>made<\/span><span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>feel<\/span>\u00a0<span>secure.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>shouldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>worry,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>care<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>us,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;re<\/span><span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>shelter<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>live<\/span><span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>anyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>else.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>said<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>police<\/span><span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>address<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>hardly<\/span>\u00a0<span>believe it<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>reverse<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>everything<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;d<\/span><span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>told.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Like<\/span>\u00a0<span>Lucita,<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>undocumented<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span><span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>great<\/span>\u00a0<span>risk.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span><span>six<\/span>\u00a0<span>million<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor<\/span>\u00a0<span>force.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span><span>represent<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>roofers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span><span>construction<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers.<\/span>\u00a0<span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>four<\/span>\u00a0<span>grounds<\/span><span>maintenance<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers.<\/span>\u00a0<span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>maids.<\/span>\u00a0<span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>agricultural<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>always<\/span>\u00a0<span>to,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span><span>countries,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>less<\/span>\u00a0<span>advantaged<\/span>\u00a0<span>countries,<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>shining<\/span>\u00a0<span>city<\/span>\u00a0<span>on the<\/span>\u00a0<span>hill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>of that<\/span><span>poverty.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wanted<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>that.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span><span>ahead<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>always<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>willing<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>sacrifice<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>country.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span><span>believe<\/span>\u00a0<span>in that,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and they<\/span>\u00a0<span>end up<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span><span>responsibility<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>workers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>those<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>places<\/span>\u00a0<span>where<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking,<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>course.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor<\/span><span>trafficking.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>lot<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>cases<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>involve<\/span><span>domestic<\/span>\u00a0<span>servitude.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Part<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>demand.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There&#8217;s<\/span><span>certainly<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>demand<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>cheap<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>demand<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>commercial<\/span>\u00a0<span>sex.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>beyond<\/span>\u00a0<span>that,<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>root<\/span>\u00a0<span>cause<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>around<\/span>\u00a0<span>trade<\/span>\u00a0<span>policies,<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span><span>well<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>policies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Desperate<\/span>\u00a0<span>poverty<\/span>\u00a0<span>drives<\/span>\u00a0<span>undocumented<\/span><span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Alternatives<\/span><span>begin<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>places<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>Salvador Urbina,<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>small<\/span>\u00a0<span>town<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>growing<\/span>\u00a0<span>region<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>southern<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico,<\/span><span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Cifuentes<\/span>\u00a0<span>family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>1986,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>price<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>fell.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Up to<\/span>\u00a0<span>then,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>price<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>regulated<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexican<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee<\/span><span>Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>growers<\/span>\u00a0<span>sold<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>beans<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>brokers<\/span><span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>represent<\/span>\u00a0<span>multinational<\/span>\u00a0<span>companies<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>set<\/span><span>lower<\/span>\u00a0<span>prices<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>higher<\/span>\u00a0<span>yields.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>majority<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>began<\/span>\u00a0<span>leaving<\/span>\u00a0<span>Salvador<\/span><span>Urbina,<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sons<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>husbands<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>money.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span><span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>single<\/span>\u00a0<span>mothers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>go.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>children,<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>over<\/span>\u00a0<span>there,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>support<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>child.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Agua Prieta,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Mexico<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>located<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border<\/span><span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>Douglas,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Arizona.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Eddie&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>brother<\/span>\u00a0<span>Daniel<\/span><span>immigrated<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>1995<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>work in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>factories<\/span>\u00a0<span>along the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>export<\/span>\u00a0<span>product<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>ranks<\/span>\u00a0<span>second<\/span><span>after<\/span>\u00a0<span>oil.<\/span>\u00a0<span>How is<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>possible<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>price<\/span>\u00a0<span>has to<\/span><span>drop?<\/span>\u00a0<span>Why<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>that,<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span><span>pay<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>$3<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>cup<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>idea<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>forming<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooperative.<\/span>\u00a0<span>A<\/span><span>cooperative<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>growers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>opportunity<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>sell<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>export<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>directly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>farmers<\/span>\u00a0<span>caught<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>vision,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>said,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well, let&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>ask<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>loan<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>Frontera Cristo.<\/span><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>microcredit<\/span>\u00a0<span>ministry<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>provides<\/span><span>loans<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>folks<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>start<\/span>\u00a0<span>businesses<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span><span>alternative<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>border.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And so<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>Frontera<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>$20,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>loan<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>March<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>30 coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>producers<\/span>\u00a0<span>together<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>organized.<\/span>\u00a0<span>At<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>same<\/span>\u00a0<span>meeting,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>set<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>price<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>$130<\/span><span>per<\/span>\u00a0<span>sack of<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee.<\/span>\u00a0<span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>100 pound<\/span>\u00a0<span>sack<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>end<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>2002,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooperative<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>shipping<\/span><span>green<\/span>\u00a0<span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>beans<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>its<\/span>\u00a0<span>roasting<\/span>\u00a0<span>facility<\/span>\u00a0<span>Agua Prieta.<\/span>\u00a0<span>From<\/span>\u00a0<span>there,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>packages<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>shipped<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Just<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>grosses<\/span>\u00a0<span>close<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>$300,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>annually,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>expanded<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>two<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span><span>communities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At<\/span>\u00a0<span>Just<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>producing<\/span>\u00a0<span>pure<\/span>\u00a0<span>arabica<\/span><span>coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>highest<\/span>\u00a0<span>quality.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Absolutely<\/span>\u00a0<span>organic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>taken<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>principles<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>fair<\/span>\u00a0<span>trade,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span><span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>minimum<\/span>\u00a0<span>price<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>goes to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>farming<\/span><span>cooperative.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>instead<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>exporting<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>raw<\/span><span>materials,<\/span>\u00a0<span>Just<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>kept<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>job<\/span>\u00a0<span>creation,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>value<\/span>\u00a0<span>added<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>profits<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>own<\/span><span>community.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>creating<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>tremendous<\/span><span>amount<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>hope,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>addressing<\/span>\u00a0<span>root<\/span>\u00a0<span>causes<\/span><span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>part<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>vision<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>Just<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee.<\/span>\u00a0<span>To<\/span>\u00a0<span>reduce<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>amount<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Among<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>members<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooperative,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>haven&#8217;t<\/span><span>heard<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>anyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>who&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>kid has<\/span>\u00a0<span>left.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>ones<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span><span>left<\/span>\u00a0<span>went<\/span>\u00a0<span>before<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>cooperative<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>formed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yes,<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>better<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>before,<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>Just<\/span>\u00a0<span>Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>helped<\/span>\u00a0<span>us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A<\/span>\u00a0<span>project ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN &#038; DNP degrees)<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala<\/span>\u00a0<span>helps<\/span>\u00a0<span>kids<\/span>\u00a0<span>stay<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>school.<\/span><span>Most<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemalans<\/span>\u00a0<span>live<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>less<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span>\u00a0<span>$2<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>day.<\/span><span>Children<\/span>\u00a0<span>often<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>instead<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school,<\/span><span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<span>girls.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Lack<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>education<\/span>\u00a0<span>means<\/span>\u00a0<span>fewer<\/span><span>options<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>earn<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>living<\/span>\u00a0<span>wage<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>leads<\/span><span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>manual<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US,<\/span>\u00a0<span>easy<\/span>\u00a0<span>prey<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span><span>traffickers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala,<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>level<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>illiteracy<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>high.<\/span><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>talk<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>women,<\/span>\u00a0<span>80%<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span><span>illiterate.<\/span>\u00a0<span>My<\/span>\u00a0<span>name<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>Rosidalia<\/span>\u00a0<span>Manuela<\/span>\u00a0<span>Roblero<\/span><span>Sanchez.<\/span>\u00a0<span>What<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>support<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>children<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>afternoons,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>street<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>sell<\/span><span>things.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>much<\/span>\u00a0<span>money<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>sell<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>much.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>kids<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>enough<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>buy<\/span><span>food.<\/span>\u00a0<span>During<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>school<\/span>\u00a0<span>vacations,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>Tapachula,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>in a<\/span>\u00a0<span>house.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Domestic<\/span>\u00a0<span>work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>We&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>getting<\/span>\u00a0<span>by,<\/span>\u00a0<span>despite<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>sacrifices.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>running<\/span>\u00a0<span>water<\/span>\u00a0<span>yet.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>money,<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>can&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>lights.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>can&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>water.<\/span><span>As<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>father<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>kids,<\/span>\u00a0<span>when<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>got<\/span>\u00a0<span>sick,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>left<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>came<\/span>\u00a0<span>back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Because<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span>\u00a0<span>seven<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>sisters,<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>father<\/span><span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>send<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school<\/span>\u00a0<span>because,<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>money,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>nowhere<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>past,<\/span>\u00a0<span>young<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>mothers<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>fathers,<\/span>\u00a0<span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span><span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>area,<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>girls<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>study.<\/span><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>actually<\/span>\u00a0<span>condemns<\/span>\u00a0<span>young<\/span>\u00a0<span>women<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>follow<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>cultural<\/span>\u00a0<span>pattern,<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>every<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>sink<\/span>\u00a0<span>further<\/span><span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>San<\/span>\u00a0<span>Jose,<\/span>\u00a0<span>[INAUDIBLE],<\/span>\u00a0<span>we&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>supporting<\/span>\u00a0<span>380 young women,<\/span>\u00a0<span>girls<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>boys,<\/span>\u00a0<span>giving<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span><span>economic<\/span>\u00a0<span>incentive<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thank<\/span>\u00a0<span>God<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>project ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN &#038; DNP degrees)<\/span>\u00a0<span>helps<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span><span>$100<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>year,<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>least<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>uniforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>[SPEAKING SPANISH]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Exel<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>done<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>now<\/span>\u00a0<span>she&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span>\u00a0<span>fifth<\/span><span>grade.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>just<\/span>\u00a0<span>had<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>exams,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>both<\/span><span>passed.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>fail<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>single<\/span>\u00a0<span>course.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>[? Virhilio, ?]<\/span>\u00a0<span>although<\/span>\u00a0<span>he&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>little<\/span>\u00a0<span>one,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>goes<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>school<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span>\u00a0<span>does<\/span>\u00a0<span>well,<\/span>\u00a0<span>even<\/span>\u00a0<span>though<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span><span>preschool.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>next<\/span>\u00a0<span>year,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he&#8217;ll<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>resource,<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>given<\/span>\u00a0<span>point<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>level<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>education<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>hope<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>achieve,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span><span>hope<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>will stop<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrating<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Actually,<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>see the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span><span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>opportunity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not<\/span>\u00a0<span>only<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrate,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>also<\/span><span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>those<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>provide<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>alternative<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>country.<\/span>\u00a0<span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>count<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>resources<\/span><span>provided<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Through<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>Catholic<\/span>\u00a0<span>church<\/span>\u00a0<span>women&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>program,<\/span><span>Rosidalia<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>learning<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>read,<\/span>\u00a0<span>write,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span><span>arithmetic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>literacy<\/span>\u00a0<span>class<\/span>\u00a0<span>has<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>big<\/span>\u00a0<span>help,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span><span>before,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>figure<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>bill or<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span>\u00a0<span>change.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>feel<\/span>\u00a0<span>proud<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>couldn&#8217;t<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>what they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>wonderful,<\/span>\u00a0<span>kids,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>never<\/span>\u00a0<span>able<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>pick<\/span>\u00a0<span>up<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>backpack<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>say<\/span><span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school,<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>talk<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>grade<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>was in,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>wasn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>given<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>opportunity<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>study.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>tell<\/span>\u00a0<span>them,<\/span>\u00a0<span>study,<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>someday<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>Guatemala.<\/span>\u00a0<span>So<\/span>\u00a0<span>that they<\/span><span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>good<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>look<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>favorable<\/span>\u00a0<span>structural<\/span>\u00a0<span>changes,<\/span><span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>themselves<\/span>\u00a0<span>forced<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>leave<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>country<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>search<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>life<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>dignity<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>another<\/span>\u00a0<span>country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>consequences<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>free<\/span>\u00a0<span>trade<\/span>\u00a0<span>agreements,<\/span><span>merchandise<\/span>\u00a0<span>moves<\/span>\u00a0<span>freely,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>reality<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>migration<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>continuing,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span><span>continue.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Any<\/span>\u00a0<span>kind<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>policy,<\/span>\u00a0<span>I think,<\/span><span>needs<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>take<\/span>\u00a0<span>into<\/span>\u00a0<span>account<\/span>\u00a0<span>folks<\/span>\u00a0<span>who<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>already<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States<\/span>\u00a0<span>upholding<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>economy<\/span><span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>labor,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>legalize<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>it as<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigration<\/span>\u00a0<span>problem<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>it as<\/span><span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>problem.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Once<\/span>\u00a0<span>people are<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>borders<\/span><span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>enslaved,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>responsibility<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Helpant<\/span>\u00a0<span>chief<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>attorney<\/span>\u00a0<span>Douglas<\/span>\u00a0<span>Molloy<\/span><span>prepared<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>case<\/span>\u00a0<span>against<\/span>\u00a0<span>Esperanza&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>charged<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>humans,<\/span><span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>slavery<\/span>\u00a0<span>charge,<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>well<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>harboring<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>transport<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>illegal<\/span>\u00a0<span>aliens.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>charges<\/span>\u00a0<span>carry<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span><span>maximum<\/span>\u00a0<span>penalty<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>20 years<\/span>\u00a0<span>imprisonment.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>experience<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span><span>difficult<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>American<\/span>\u00a0<span>jury<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>understand<\/span>\u00a0<span>how<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>could<\/span>\u00a0<span>happen<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>age.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>did.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>one<\/span>\u00a0<span>of the most<\/span><span>compelling<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>trial.<\/span>\u00a0<span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>of the<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>jury<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>convince<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span><span>slavery<\/span>\u00a0<span>even<\/span>\u00a0<span>exists<\/span>\u00a0<span>literally<\/span>\u00a0<span>in their<\/span>\u00a0<span>backyard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>did<\/span>\u00a0<span>not<\/span>\u00a0<span>testify<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>trial.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>stay<\/span><span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>T-Via.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Her<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficker<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span><span>deported<\/span>\u00a0<span>after<\/span>\u00a0<span>serving<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>10 year<\/span>\u00a0<span>sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>best<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Trafficking<\/span><span>Victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>Protection<\/span>\u00a0<span>Act<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span><span>apply<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>T-Visa,<\/span>\u00a0<span>which<\/span>\u00a0<span>means<\/span>\u00a0<span>temporary<\/span>\u00a0<span>status<\/span><span>so that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>apply<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>permanent<\/span>\u00a0<span>status<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the United<\/span>\u00a0<span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>necessarily<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>testify,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>Help<\/span>\u00a0<span>in the<\/span><span>prosecution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many<\/span>\u00a0<span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>participate<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>investigations<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>fear<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span>\u00a0<span>lives,<\/span><span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>traffickers<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>told<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span><span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>investigation<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>any<\/span>\u00a0<span>way,<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span><span>kill<\/span>\u00a0<span>them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>helped<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>CAST<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span><span>advocate<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>order<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>understand<\/span>\u00a0<span>their<\/span><span>rights<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>means<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span><span>also<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>provided<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>right<\/span>\u00a0<span>kind<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>support<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>order<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>an<\/span>\u00a0<span>effective<\/span>\u00a0<span>witness<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>law<\/span><span>enforcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thank<\/span>\u00a0<span>God<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>arrested<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>man.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They were<\/span><span>going<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>trial,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>luck<\/span>\u00a0<span>would<\/span>\u00a0<span>have it,<\/span>\u00a0<span>he<\/span><span>plead<\/span>\u00a0<span>guilty<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>we<\/span>\u00a0<span>didn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>face.<\/span><span>Later<\/span>\u00a0<span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>trial<\/span>\u00a0<span>against<\/span>\u00a0<span>his<\/span>\u00a0<span>Helpant,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>testified<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>really,<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>hard.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;d<\/span><span>ever<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>court,<\/span>\u00a0<span>but<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>CAST<\/span>\u00a0<span>were<\/span><span>there<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>support<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>kept<\/span>\u00a0<span>saying,<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span><span>right,<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span>\u00a0<span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>it.<\/span>\u00a0<span>You&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>strong.<\/span>\u00a0<span>They<\/span>\u00a0<span>always<\/span><span>stood<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>that&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>why<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>able<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span><span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>enter<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>program<\/span>\u00a0<span>at<\/span>\u00a0<span>CAST,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span><span>lack<\/span>\u00a0<span>self<\/span>\u00a0<span>esteem,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>certainly<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>have<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>physical<\/span>\u00a0<span>or<\/span>\u00a0<span>emotional,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>psychological<\/span>\u00a0<span>resources<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>function<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span><span>day<\/span>\u00a0<span>level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>working<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>program,<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>getting<\/span><span>intensive<\/span>\u00a0<span>case<\/span>\u00a0<span>management,<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>getting<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>vocational<\/span>\u00a0<span>skills<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>need,<\/span>\u00a0<span>by<\/span>\u00a0<span>getting<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>legal<\/span>\u00a0<span>Helpance<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>need<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>order<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span><span>employment<\/span>\u00a0<span>authorization,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>through<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span><span>process<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>recovery.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>from<\/span>\u00a0<span>being<\/span><span>victim<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>survivor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>birthday<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>took<\/span>\u00a0<span>me<\/span>\u00a0<span>out<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>dinner.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That<\/span><span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>first<\/span>\u00a0<span>time<\/span>\u00a0<span>anyone<\/span>\u00a0<span>ever<\/span>\u00a0<span>remembered<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span><span>birthday.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>work<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>hotel<\/span>\u00a0<span>now.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>almost<\/span><span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>year.<\/span>\u00a0<span>In<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>evenings<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>learn<\/span><span>English.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;m<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span>\u00a0<span>At<\/span>\u00a0<span>least<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>tried<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>overcome<\/span><span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>trauma,<\/span>\u00a0<span>because<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>traumatic<\/span>\u00a0<span>for<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>bring<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>daughter<\/span>\u00a0<span>here.<\/span>\u00a0<span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>already<\/span><span>been<\/span>\u00a0<span>five<\/span>\u00a0<span>years<\/span>\u00a0<span>since<\/span>\u00a0<span>I&#8217;ve<\/span>\u00a0<span>seen<\/span>\u00a0<span>her.<\/span>\u00a0<span>And<\/span>\u00a0<span>it&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>been<\/span><span>really,<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>difficult<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>passport.<\/span>\u00a0<span>All<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>can<\/span><span>do<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>talk<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>phone.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Sometimes<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span><span>says,<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>you<\/span>\u00a0<span>love<\/span>\u00a0<span>me,<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;d<\/span>\u00a0<span>come<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>see<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span>\u00a0<span>But<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span><span>can&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>go<\/span>\u00a0<span>back.<\/span>\u00a0<span>All<\/span>\u00a0<span>my<\/span>\u00a0<span>past<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<span>People<\/span>\u00a0<span>know<\/span><span>everything.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>there.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span><span>to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Esperanza<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>also a<\/span>\u00a0<span>survivor.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>entered<\/span>\u00a0<span>high<\/span><span>school,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>still<\/span>\u00a0<span>lives<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>baby<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>our<\/span>\u00a0<span>mothers<\/span><span>home.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>continues<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>visit<\/span>\u00a0<span>Irma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When<\/span>\u00a0<span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>comes<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span>\u00a0<span>she&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>relaxed.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She&#8217;s<\/span><span>sure<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>herself.<\/span>\u00a0<span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>aren&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>words<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>describe<\/span>\u00a0<span>her.<\/span><span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>wants<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>study,<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>substance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>talking<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>different<\/span>\u00a0<span>person.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>now<\/span><span>acting<\/span>\u00a0<span>like<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>child.<\/span>\u00a0<span>She&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>now<\/span>\u00a0<span>talking<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>how<\/span><span>she<\/span>\u00a0<span>wants<\/span>\u00a0<span>her<\/span>\u00a0<span>hair.<\/span>\u00a0<span>How<\/span>\u00a0<span>she&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>looking<\/span>\u00a0<span>forward<\/span>\u00a0<span>to go to<\/span>\u00a0<span>school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>things<\/span>\u00a0<span>about<\/span>\u00a0<span>slavery<\/span>\u00a0<span>prosecutions<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>once<\/span><span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>discovered,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>successfully<\/span><span>prosecuted.<\/span>\u00a0<span>From<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>understand,<\/span>\u00a0<span>there&#8217;s<\/span><span>almost<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>100%<\/span>\u00a0<span>conviction<\/span>\u00a0<span>rate<\/span>\u00a0<span>across<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>United<\/span><span>States.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>real<\/span>\u00a0<span>problem<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>discovery<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span><span>slavery<\/span>\u00a0<span>situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>general<\/span>\u00a0<span>public<\/span>\u00a0<span>really<\/span>\u00a0<span>plays<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>very<\/span>\u00a0<span>important<\/span><span>role<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>helping<\/span>\u00a0<span>us<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>address<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>problem.<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>think<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>important<\/span>\u00a0<span>thing is<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>educate<\/span>\u00a0<span>yourself<\/span>\u00a0<span>on<\/span><span>trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thank<\/span>\u00a0<span>God<\/span>\u00a0<span>she&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>all<\/span>\u00a0<span>right.<\/span>\u00a0<span>That&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>best<\/span>\u00a0<span>reward.<\/span><span>That<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>able<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>find<\/span>\u00a0<span>this<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>her.<\/span>\u00a0<span>An<\/span><span>intelligent<\/span>\u00a0<span>girl<\/span>\u00a0<span>with<\/span>\u00a0<span>a<\/span>\u00a0<span>strong<\/span>\u00a0<span>desire<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>make<\/span><span>something<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>what<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>want<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>say<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span>\u00a0<span>anything.<\/span>\u00a0<span>If<\/span><span>someone<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>same<\/span>\u00a0<span>situation<\/span>\u00a0<span>I<\/span>\u00a0<span>was,<\/span>\u00a0<span>don&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>be<\/span><span>afraid.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Try<\/span>\u00a0<span>to<\/span>\u00a0<span>escape,<\/span>\u00a0<span>and<\/span>\u00a0<span>get<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>so<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>it<\/span><span>doesn&#8217;t<\/span>\u00a0<span>continue.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Because<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>reality<\/span>\u00a0<span>is<\/span>\u00a0<span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>here,<\/span><span>even<\/span>\u00a0<span>if<\/span>\u00a0<span>you&#8217;re<\/span>\u00a0<span>undocumented,<\/span>\u00a0<span>they<\/span>\u00a0<span>will<\/span>\u00a0<span>help<\/span>\u00a0<span>you.<\/span><span>There<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>good<\/span>\u00a0<span>people<\/span>\u00a0<span>here<\/span>\u00a0<span>who helped<\/span>\u00a0<span>me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At<\/span>\u00a0<span>least<\/span>\u00a0<span>500,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>undocumented<\/span>\u00a0<span>immigrants<\/span>\u00a0<span>enter<\/span><span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>US<\/span>\u00a0<span>each<\/span>\u00a0<span>year.<\/span>\u00a0<span>The<\/span>\u00a0<span>State<\/span>\u00a0<span>Department<\/span>\u00a0<span>estimates<\/span><span>that<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>many<\/span>\u00a0<span>as<\/span>\u00a0<span>20,000<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span>\u00a0<span>them<\/span>\u00a0<span>are<\/span>\u00a0<span>victims<\/span>\u00a0<span>of<\/span><span>human<\/span>\u00a0<span>trafficking.<\/span>\u00a0<span>Since<\/span>\u00a0<span>the<\/span>\u00a0<span>Trafficking<\/span>\u00a0<span>Victims<\/span><span>Protection<\/span>\u00a0<span>Act<\/span>\u00a0<span>was<\/span>\u00a0<span>passed<\/span>\u00a0<span>in<\/span>\u00a0<span>2000,<\/span>\u00a0<span>more<\/span>\u00a0<span>than<\/span><span>1,000 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