This article is telling of the sex scandals here in San Diego. Hundreds of little girls and young teenage girls are exposed to at least 20-35 men per day. This place is known as the "reed beds" or "fields of love" among the migrant workers. This happened in San Diego but it took an investigative report by the El Universal to bring it into light. This sex scandal doesn't just stop here in San Diego, it goes all the way to New York. Girls who are kidnapped must work by selling their bodies in order to pay off the money that it took to get them across the border. Punishment for girls who have tried to escape is harsh; a girl was beaten with hooks in front of others as an example.
Reflection:
This is just horrible! How can this go on with no one doing anything about it?! Of course officials are trying to help these girls and to free them, but they can't help all of them. How sad. Imagine how helpless the officials feel. Now with that in mind imagine how these girls must feel. To know that someone is trying to help you but they can't for a number of reasons. How horrible.
Evidence:
- "All the girls are aware of the punishment for trying to escape; most have seen attempted escapees punished. Julia, a 17-year-old, was beaten with a hook until the flesh of her arms, legs and back was ripped off."
- "The young girls who are held in the sex rings are told that they have to work off the $1500 transporting costs for getting across the border from Mexico into the United States."
What can I do to raise awareness in my neighborhood?
Works Cited:
http://www.beverlylahayeinstitute.org/articledisplay.asp?id=3898&department=BLI&categoryid=dotcommentary
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