Comments on: New Report on Trafficking Brings Attention to Much Needed Laws in the US http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/01/17/great-photo-for-child-trafficking/ The largest network of Foreign Policy blogs Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:31:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: steven cass http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/01/17/great-photo-for-child-trafficking/#comment-893 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:06:52 +0000 http://children.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/01/17/great-photo-for-child-trafficking/#comment-893 While it is great that the USG is making efforts in terms of forcing policy changes what most people do not realize is that without street level intelligence which shows whether policy is being enforced it is all for nothing. I get sick when I consider the millions of dollars that are spent to get countries to change laws and only to be on the streets where it is blatant that the laws were changed but only to appease our govt. There needs to be a duel effort with changed laws combined with street efforts. We are currently in Verzcruz on a rescue mission of 80 children many younger than 12...Mexico changed their laws to appease us but do very little to enforce those laws. While it is great that the USG is making efforts in terms of forcing policy changes what most people do not realize is that without street level intelligence which shows whether policy is being enforced it is all for nothing. I get sick when I consider the millions of dollars that are spent to get countries to change laws and only to be on the streets where it is blatant that the laws were changed but only to appease our govt.

There needs to be a duel effort with changed laws combined with street efforts. We are currently in Verzcruz on a rescue mission of 80 children many younger than 12…Mexico changed their laws to appease us but do very little to enforce those laws.

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