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The only reason I ordered it was Kevin Kline, as we like his acting and acting choices.
The movie turned out to be eye-opening and emotional; it is truly a terrible story. A young Mexican gangster is trying to find his kidnapped 13-year old sister, eventually with the help of a police officer played by Kevin Kline. The movie is a must see, but not because it will make you feel good. It is as dark and disturbing a film as you will see and yet reveals an all too real evil in our world.
The above mentioned article states:
"The report (2010 Trafficking in Persons Report) also indicates that U.S. citizens are more likely to be victims of sexual trafficking, as opposed to labor trafficking. Of these, child victims are often runaways and homeless. A 2001 study from the University of Pennsylvania estimated that almost 300,000 U.S. children are at risk of being forced into the sex trade."
This article ends with:
More information on human trafficking is available at the following:
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MomPriest wrote in the comments below:
"This is one of the biggest concerns with immigration legistlation. The desert of southern Arizona is littered with the remnants of this issue called, "rape trees" - literally trees where the woman (usually) was tied up and raped and left for dead, her clothes flung into the branches above. It's awful."
That brings it closer to home. Thanks, MomPriest for writing.
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This is one of the biggest concerns with immigration legistlation. The desert of southern Arizona is littered with the remnants of this issue called, "rape trees" - literally trees where the woman (usually) was tied up and raped and left for dead, her clothes flung into the branches above. It's awful. I could get behind immigration legislation in a stronger way if we were targeting this and then working in other ways to alleviate the desperaton that comes from lack of employment and a living wage....thanks for the movie review.
Thanks for posting about this Jan. I've been reading more about it lately, and it truly is a terrible problem here and elsewhere. Glad to see the hurricane didn't hit you guys too hard as well. We'll be on the lookout for the movie!
Jan, it sickens me that our media can waste umpteen hours on privileged kids who disappear on vacation or tumble over the rails of expensive cruise ships. Yet they all but ignore this crisis because it complicates their simplistic take on immigration policies. I don't mean to suggest the stories that do get coverage aren't tragic. But how can we justify hours and hours on them, while hundreds of thousands of helpless children are swept into a living Hell?
I would encourage all of us to pound the networks and our elected officials with emails demanding this crime get fuller treatment. Until its reality receives broader light, the horror will continue unabated.
Thanks for this--and I'll get on seeing the Kline picture pronto!
Sex trade is not a new issue but has been swept under the carpet for years. It's people like you Jan that put the problem right out in front of people so it cannot be ignored. Forcing the media to address this issue must come from all of us. Whether you are priviledged or not has nothing to do with human trafficking. It can happen to anyone who is vulnerable or in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I just read a story about a father whose daughter was kidnapped in Asia and trafficked. It was awful. http://bit.ly/aqiVoR
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