Mexico

Mexico is a country located in North America. It is the 11th most populous country in the world, with over 126 million people. Mexico has a rich and diverse culture, with a blend of indigenous, European, and other influences. Spanish is the official language of Mexico, and the country has a federal presidential representative democratic republic system of government.

Mexico has a long and complex history, and it has been home to many great civilizations, including the Mayans and the Aztecs. Mexico is a developing country, and it has a growing economy, with a significant manufacturing and service sector. Some of Mexico’s major cities include Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey.

Cartel-backed pot grows linked to human trafficking, inhumane working conditions
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Cartel-backed pot grows linked to human trafficking, inhumane working conditions

Editor’s note: I just returned from northern California (6/2023), speaking with experts with ties into the situation with legal growers. Human trafficking is happening in legal and illegal cannabis farms.  TRINITY COUNTY, Calif. — If you buy weed illegally, you unwittingly could be supporting Mexican cartels and other criminal syndicates that lure workers to farms…

US Spent $13 Billion Sponsoring Unaccompanied Minor Children At The Border Since 2012
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US Spent $13 Billion Sponsoring Unaccompanied Minor Children At The Border Since 2012

By Adam Andrzejewski, author of the Open The Books Substack The chaos on America’s southern border has had unintended consequence – a human catastrophe hurting tens of thousands of unaccompanied, defenseless children. GRAPHIC: Federal funding sponsoring unaccompanied minors at the border spiked to an all-time high in 2022. Despite generous taxpayer funding, the federal infrastructure…

Migrant Children Released into United States by Biden Admin Are Being Put to Work, Lawmakers Say
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Migrant Children Released into United States by Biden Admin Are Being Put to Work, Lawmakers Say

‘Many children are being trafficked and forced to work illegally following their release from federal custody’ Migrants swarm the U.S.-Mexico border following the end of Title 42 / Getty Images Immigrant children trafficked into the United States and released into the country by the Biden administration are being put to work illegally, according to a…

Cannabis workers face death and exploitation. California is stepping in after Times investigation
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Cannabis workers face death and exploitation. California is stepping in after Times investigation

WEAVERVILLE, Calif.  — Acknowledging growing concern over the mistreatment of cannabis workers, California regulators have quietly assembled a team to pursue labor exploitation in the state’s burgeoning weed industry. The new unit, housed within the Department of Cannabis Control, recently solicited help from law enforcement agencies statewide to investigate cannabis operators who coerce or threaten workers,…

Houstonians get birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred
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Houstonians get birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred

Hot spots in Houston for human trafficking FOX 26 Reporter Randy Wallace has more after some Houstonians get a birdseye view of locations where human trafficking allegedly occurred. HOUSTON – Members of the community spent about two hours Thursday night on a bus ride through the Heights and Oak Forest. With its two major airports,…

How Baltimore-based groups fight human trafficking in Maryland and across the U.S.
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How Baltimore-based groups fight human trafficking in Maryland and across the U.S.

A young Colombian woman was told being an au pair was a “wonderful opportunity” in the United States — she could take classes and improve her English skills while working as a live-in nanny for an American family. However, after being matched with a family in Prince George’s County, the couple forced her to work…

‘We will help you get additional safety’: More help for domestic violence and human trafficking victims
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‘We will help you get additional safety’: More help for domestic violence and human trafficking victims

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has launched a new program in Florida to help human trafficking and domestic violence survivors feel more secure at home. The program is called Project Protect. It provides doorbell cameras, free of charge, to survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking and sexual violence. The county clerks of court offices…

U.S. Is "Middleman" In Billion-Dollar Child Trafficking Op: Whistleblower – The Maine Wire
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U.S. Is "Middleman" In Billion-Dollar Child Trafficking Op: Whistleblower – The Maine Wire

The United States federal government has become the “middleman” in a multi-billion dollar human trafficking operation targeting unaccompanied minors at the southern border, a whistleblower told Congress’s House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Tara Lee Rodas volunteered to help with Operation Artemis, a plan by the Biden Administration to get control of the humanitarian disaster on the…

Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers
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Inside the Government’s Failing Program to Protect Farmworkers

Editor’s Note: This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting and was originally published by Investigate Midwest.   In early 2019 in Illinois, a farmworker, his wife and his son lived in a moldy house. Attempting to keep the winter cold at bay, he’d spray-foamed the windows shut. The toilet often malfunctioned. Unlike most farmworker housing,…

Heartbreaking abuse of children demands a major shift in outlook – Wisconsin Examiner
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Heartbreaking abuse of children demands a major shift in outlook – Wisconsin Examiner

News stories about the exploitation of children are particularly upsetting. They violate our most basic protective instincts. How could our society tolerate the systematic abuse of the very young? Yet recent reports on the  trafficking of minors in the United States force us to confront our complicity in a grotesque injustice. The blockbuster New York…