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Mexico’s ‘Other’ Crisis - Truthdig - America’s leading provider of sex slaves

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While most U.S. media coverage of events in Mexico these days focuses on that country’s ongoing drug conflict, other news, such as the fact that Mexico has become America’s leading provider of sex slaves—some as young as 6—gets overlooked.

In what is being called the “other” crisis in Mexico, analysts claim the country has achieved the notorious ranking due to confusion and/or negligence over which agencies have jurisdiction over sex-trafficking cases.

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/mexicos_other_crisis_20100418/
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