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Book SynopsisPimp-controlled sex workers, exploited migrants, domestic servants, and sex trafficking of runaway and homeless youth are just a few of the many forms of sex trafficking and labor trafficking going on all around the worldincluding in the United States. This book exposes both well-known and more obscure forms of human trafficking, documenting how these heinous crimes are encountered in our daily lives.What types of human trafficking crimes are being committed here in the United States? Who are the victims of traffickers? How do we all unknowingly consume the services and products of slavery? And why are human traffickers able to maintain their illicit operations with relative impunityindeed, with less than .01 percent of human traffickers ever being held accountable for their crimes?
Hidden in Plain Sight: America''s Slaves of the New Millennium documents how human trafficking and its byproducts touch every community in America, from impoverished inner-city neighborhoods t
Trade ReviewA brief but exhaustive debut book looks at human trafficking. . . . [Mehlman-Orozco's] meticulous research is based not only on a survey of the available literature, but also on her own interviews with victims, perpetrators of human trafficking, and the consumers who patronize their businesses. [Her] prose is both lucid and emotionally stirring, and she often illustrates her points with personal anecdotes to paint a picture that transcends statistical analysis. The subject matter can be disturbing—the chapter devoted to child sex tourism is particularly harrowing—but she navigates that dark terrain with grace and professionalism. She helpfully suggests a number of ways the response from law enforcement could be greatly improved, including empowering otherwise disenfranchised victims to come forward. An intellectually rigorous and emotionally affecting account of modern enslavement. * Kirkus Reviews *
We strongly believe that this is an essential resource for anyone eager to spread awareness and take action. . . . The brilliance behind this book rests in how Mehlman-Orozco manages to give light to the complexities that surround modern-slavery in America. . . . After reading
Hidden in Plain Sight, readers will not only understand the urgency of this situation but the importance of providing sustainable solutions and resources for victims of modern-slavery, so that the endless cycle of exploitation can be stopped. This book makes it clear that we can change what is happening in plain sight all around us if we only have the courage to look. * Dressember *
Table of ContentsPrologue Preface Part One Sex Trafficking Chapter 1 Runaways, from the Frying Pan into the Fire
Chapter 2 Happy Beginnings, Sad Endings
Chapter 3 Disposable Wives
Chapter 4 Child Sex Tourism
Chapter 5 Adult Sex Tourism
Chapter 6 Human Trafficker Deployment
Chapter 7 Trafficked to La Mara
Chapter 8 Now Recruiting for an Exciting Summer Abroad
Chapter 9 Mentality of a Monger
Part Two Labor Trafficking Chapter 10 Legal and Still Exploited
Chapter 11 Domestic Servants, Diplomatic Slaves
Chapter 12 Knocking at Your Door
Chapter 13 Dark Side of Chocolate from the Côte d'Ivoire
Chapter 14 Slaved in India, Retailed in America
Chapter 15 Cheap Luxury
Chapter 16 Stealing Our Jobs?
Part Three Overcoming Barriers to the Abolition of Modern Slavery Chapter 17 Hidden in Plain Sight
Chapter 18 Disposable Kids
Chapter 19 Whac-a-Mole Crusade Online
Chapter 20 Blaming the Hotel
Chapter 21 Crimmigration and Labor Trafficking
Chapter 22 Out of the Shadows
Acknowledgments Appendix A: Sex Work and Sex Trafficking Argot Appendix B: Sample Human Trafficking Expert Witness Testimony Outline Appendix C: Gathering Data from Human Trafficking Survivors Appendix D: Sample Sex Tourist Timeline—Dirk Appendix E: Additional Quotes from Mongers Appendix F: Sample Tool to Identify Youth at High Risk of Being Trafficked Index
