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Lack of Enforcement Fuels Trafficking

Fri, 07/01/2011 - 19:53

"Combatting human trafficking is important; reporting and talking openly about it is one measure of our precious American freedom: demonstrating the right to promote the sanctity of human lives. If we forget or lack the courage to do this, we are in effect, militating against our collective freedoms."

Cross-posted article  from Radio Free Asia

Lack of Enforcement Fuels Trafficking

2011-06-27  by Joshua Lipes

Governments must do more to implement anti-trafficking laws, according to a new U.S. report on human trafficking.


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Feds may have held off Arizona law, but border law gets the green light

Mon, 08/16/2010 - 12:55

From Restore Fairness blog. Although a federal judge struck down on some of Arizona’s anti-immigrant law SB 1070’s major provisions in a critical victory, the untrue notion that Washington has lost control of the border remains.


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Combating Human Trafficking through Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Fri, 01/15/2010 - 10:58

This is apart of the series to promote a National AAPI Week of Action for comprehensive immigration reform.

Monday, January 11th, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, marked the launch of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking’s (CAST) month-long anti-human trafficking awareness campaign. Throughout the campaign, coalition partners, including Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC), has events scattered to raise awareness. The month will come to a close with an Emancipation Concert on February 12th.


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Americans Becoming More Immune to Sexploitation of Asian Women

Thu, 09/17/2009 - 21:36

***Since we're discussing sterotyping and Asian fetishes, im reposting this old post***


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Asian Adoptees

Tue, 08/18/2009 - 21:51

We hear a lot in the media about celebrities adopting Asian babies, adoptive parents who adopt these babies, and most recently about trafficking of children through adoption.  But, we rarely hear from those Asian adoptees.  Read what Asian adoptees have to say about adoption and trafficking in this month’s issue of Conducive.  Three adopte


Choice Hotels Under Scrutiny for Human Trafficking

Tue, 05/27/2008 - 04:42

When folks talk about modern day slavery, a lot of folks tend to think of the large scale problems like sex trafficking.


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