More than half of labor trafficking complaints in North Texas expose the victim to deportation
Gonzalo Martínez de Vedia, program manager at the Buffett-McCain Institute to Combat Modern Slavery, says that in the Texas Panhandle chances are slim that a labor trafficking complaint will end in favor of a victim. Workers know that if they report to police, their exploiters are not likely to end up in jail or even to face charges.
More than half of labor trafficking complaints in North Texas expose the victim to deportation
Gonzalo Martínez de Vedia, program manager at the Buffett-McCain Institute to Combat Modern Slavery, says that in the Texas Panhandle chances are slim that a labor trafficking complaint will end in favor of a victim. Workers know that if they report to police, their exploiters are not likely to end up in jail or even to face charges.