Keywords
Forced labor -- United States, Human trafficking -- United States, Migrant agricultural laborers -- United States, Migrant labor -- United States, United States -- Economic conditions, United States -- Emigration and immigration
Abstract
Human trafficking is an international crisis which has emerged as a human rights issue of the highest priority for many nations. This is not a new occurrence, although the onset of globalization has provoked increased intensity in this international crime. Recent studies, including the U.S. State Department’s 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report have predicted that the recent global economic crisis will inflate these numbers to an even larger number of victims. This thesis will investigate these phenomena ultimately asking: Do immigration policies and economic conditions contribute to the recent proliferation in cases of human trafficking for labor purposes? Moreover with the recent global economic crisis, has consumer demand affected an increase in cheap migrant labor furthering vulnerabilities that create prime situations for human trafficking and forced labor? This thesis will investigate these questions by focusing on the geographic parameters of the United States and Mexico due to their physical proximity and the history of immigration between these neighboring countries.
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Graduation Date
2011
Semester
Summer
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Sciences
Department
Political Science
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003908
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003908
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Sciences, Sciences -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Owen, Candace G., "Human Trafficking For Labor Purposes An Analysis Of Immigration Policy And Economic Forces Within The United States" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1878.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1878