United States ↔ human trafficking

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The United States is the geographic location where human trafficking occurs, as evidenced by reports on forced labor statistics [1], [2] and research estimating the prevalence of victims among specific immigrant populations within the country [3].

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History of forced labor in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 3 facts

claimThe National Human Rights Center suggests that the actual number of forced laborers in the United States may be significantly higher than 10,000 due to the secretive nature of human trafficking making it difficult to obtain exact figures.

measurementResearch at San Diego State University estimates that there are 2.4 million victims of human trafficking among illegal Mexican immigrants in the United States.

measurementIn 2014, the National Human Trafficking Resource Center reported 990 cases of forced labor trafficking in the United States, 172 of which also involved sex trafficking.