Addressing Human Trafficking Along the United States-Mexico Border: The Need for a Bilateral Partner

Abstract

Recently, there has been a rise in human trafficking across the United States-Mexico border as Mexicans that are smuggled into the United States by coyotes are forced into labor and prostitution to pay for increased fees to the coyotes. Mexico and the United States have both passed laws to address these issues but this article suggests reforms to these laws and even further, a partnership between the two countries to address these issues. These types of reforms could address serious problems in the current laws that put traffickers beyond the reach of arrest and prosecution.