Moxley, David P.

Inequality of Women as a Factor Influencing Migration from Countries of Origin to the United States and Its Implications for Understanding Human Trafficking

This paper examines the reasons women migrate to the United States, with the aim of understanding the vulnerability of such women to human trafficking and modern forms of slavery. El Salvador, Mexico, and Korea are examined, representing three of the four most common countries of origin from among human trafficking victims identified by the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2006.