Locations Human trafficking in Texas

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location of el paso



u.s.- mexico border fence near el paso


the strong economic , social ties between el paso , ciudad juarez, chihuahua make el paso 1 of popular destinations trafficking mexico. while ciudad juarez has destroyed zona de tolerancia in effort create new image city, plan move sex work outside city limit never instituted. consequence, of ciudad juarez s sex workers still located in zona centro, commercial center of city s downtown area. estimated 6,000 sex workers in ciudad juarez operate out of variety of businesses, including cantinas, nightclubs, bars, , streets, , ciudad juarez huge destination sex tourism united states. because of el paso s strong links ciudad juarez, thriving sex trade , sex trafficking trade has developed has spilled el paso, making 1 of texas largest entry points trafficked persons mexico.


houston

map of racial/ethnic distribution in city of houston, 2010 census. red = white american, orange = hispanic american, blue = black american/ african american, green = asian american, yellow= other races


according u.s. department of justice, houston 1 of largest hubs human trafficking in nation , largest hub in texas. houston has on 200 active brothels, 2 new openings each month.







location of houston


the main factors contribute high levels of trafficking in houston can divided transportation, demographic, , labor factors. i-10 corridor links el paso , houston, , allows easy transportation of many of trafficking victims entering latin america. has made 1 of biggest human trafficking routes in united states. additionally, houston popular entryway internationally trafficked persons due 2 large, international airports , port of houston, largest international port in united states , thirteenth busiest in world. demographic composition of houston, large hispanic , asian populations, makes easy trafficking victims blend in local population. furthermore, houston s thriving economy has created huge market laborers in industries textiles, agriculture, restaurants, construction, , domestic work. vast diversity of industries has made difficult law enforcement concentrate on ending human trafficking in 1 labor sector. high frequency of large sporting events, conventions, , other festivities bring in visitors around nation, stimulating growth of houston s sex industry, , making houston prime location trafficking.








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