Informative Speech: Human Trafficking Around The Border

Mexico and Trafficking
Informative Speech
Tommy Hertz
(Fall 2012)

Human Trafficking in Mexico

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the trafficking going on in Mexico and some association of it around the border.
Central Idea: The main points of focus here are Mexico’s stance on controlling or ending it, trafficking happening around the border, and why Mexico is highly susceptible to trafficking.

Introduction

I. Always watch out for yourself while going to foreign countries without truly knowing the environment and all of your surroundings there, human trafficking takes place all over the world while most Americans have a blind eye on the subject until it happens to somebody they know, or in this case, our
Mexico participated in conferences on trafficking in persons. a) It included a conference organized by the United States Department of Labor b) The conference was an ongoing cooperative activity between the Government of Canada, Mexico, and the United States under the North American Agreement of Labor Cooperation (NAALC). B. Since the adoption of more stringent immigration rules in the United States which focus on criminal deportation, the Mexico-United States border region has become the stage of increased criminal activity of this sort. 2. In 2005 the 2006 Salvador says there has been increased activism on the part of the Mexican authorities to address the issues of trafficking and smuggling. a) The Mexican legal framework remains largely untouched and hence limited in its crime-fighting scope and effectiveness. b) Despite the recent adoption of international protocols to fight human trafficking and increased law enforcement cooperation between the United States and Mexico, the perennial lack of economic growth in the Latin American region, coupled with historical migration patterns, have boosted an already booming industry for the illegal smuggling and trafficking of
These inequalities contribute significantly to human trafficking particularly in the US/Mexican context. a) Over 40% of the population in Mexico is in poverty says Shirk 2004. b) Mexico’s people especially women and children are susceptible to traffickers. B. In 2004 Shirk states that some estimates suggest that as many as 16,000 children are subject to commercial sexual exploitation domestically in Mexico. 2. Using the attractive prospects of well-paying jobs as domestic servants, factory workers, or waitresses, traffickers often recruit their victims. a) They especially get women and girls through fake advertisements, mail-order bride catalogues, and casual acquaintances. b) The illegal practice of trafficking in people is often “tied with illegal arms sales and is second only to drug trafficking as criminal enterprises.
Conclusion

I. In summary I hope you better understand the main points which are, Mexico’s stance on controlling or ending trafficking, trafficking happening around the border, and why Mexico is highly susceptible to it.
II. Given these conditions, a significant amount of human trafficking occurs in Mexico.

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