Human Trafficking

"Remember, before we holler foul and start sending them back,
Not 1 Hispanic has ever been linked to a planned terrorist attack."

(LOS ANGELES) - Human Trafficking according to Wikipedia, "is the practice of people being tricked, lured, coerced or otherwise removed from their home or country, and then forcing them to work with no or low payment or on terms which are highly exploitative."

They report that the practice is considered to be the trade or commerce of people, which has many features of slavery, and which is illegal in most countries.

The victims of human trafficking are used in a variety of situations, including prostitution, forced labor, which can include bonded labor or debt bondage, and other forms of involuntary servitude.

Another serious issue involves the sale of babies and children for adoption or other purposes. This is also considered to be trafficking.

Why has the U.S. White House been lackadaisical in its response to this most pressing issue? Americans prefer to "go after" immigrants who seek a better life, as they ignore and drastically underfund projects that would combat the actual buying and selling and inhumane sexual abuse of human beings.

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Human Trafficking

In Mentor, Ohio illegal immigrants were seized,
At a Mexican restaurant preparing refried beans,
While women and children are beaten and raped,
Confined in dog cages causing them to fear escape.

By the way, these are jobs that the locals won’t take,
To call the cops and complain, they will not hesitate,
Crying, “oh, they are not Americans, it’s just not fair,”
But how many complaining would accept a job there?

So, which of these two is the more serious crime?
OK, name the one you hear about most of the time?
Well, one is easy but the other is much harder to find,
Way too much credit is given to the criminal mind.

Human Trafficking is a billion dollar sex underworld,
Where else can you enjoy abusing a nine-year-old girl?
Next, a confused and scared even younger little boy,
Why aren’t these kids safe at home playing with toys?

Adding insult to injury is when a car breaks down,
Neatly tucked under the wiper blade a ticket is found,
Somewhere in that area as citizens are being fleeced,
Asking ourselves, which is more important to police?

One is less serious than the other - can you tell me why?
Authentic tacos or the ignored helpless children’s cry,
It’s easy to find workers who have nowhere to hide,
Or a car with mechanical problems pushed to the side.

Media coverage, ICE, handcuffs and off to jail they go,
Just where am I expected to buy an over-stuffed burrito?
Across the border and straight into good old Mexico,
That’d be fine in Cali, Arizona or Texas but not Ohio.

Obviously, the one key word missing here is priority,
Illegals making and selling salsa I call that a minority,
Have you ever had a gun pointed 6 inches from your face?
Is it a little easier now to put things in their proper place?

Why do so-called, “law abiding” get upset at the minor things?
Not when kidnapped victims are forced into prostitution rings.
The country is concerned about Mexicans getting benefits,
Well, why not make them accountable so they can pay into it?

Remember, before we holler foul and start sending them back,
Not 1 Hispanic has ever been linked to a planned terrorist attack.
Doubt if I could look in the phone book and find Osama Perez,
But I do know a very good shortstop named Rafael Hernandez.

Some law-abiding patriot felt it their duty to drop a dime,
Probably the same one who runs away from a real crime,
You know the kind, closing doors and windows to screams,
Assault? Rape? Sound asleep with their own sleazy dreams.

So, while I sit here with an ice-cold Pepsi and a bag of nachos,
As women & children are sold into slavery, ICE is eating tacos,
HIV and AIDS are stealing pride, innocence, life itself and purity,
There really is nothing less effective than Homeland Security.

by Luke Easter

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Luke Easter is a poet who writes about things that are very close to the heart of Salem-News.com. Another former U.S. Marine, Luke heals the world with an approach that reaches people on a different level, one known for centuries, yet too often forgotten in the one we live in.

We live in a world of social & economic injustice. The main reason for founding America in the first place was to relieve the oppression of the King of England. Patrick Henry said it best, “give me liberty or give me death.” And yet, all too often death seems to be the only way out. Why is there such a high suicide rate especially among teens, in the land of the free & the home of the brave? What makes headlines? Good news? Ha! More depressing stories than anything else. I feel poetry takes an edge off the hurt of bad news while still delivering it but in a, “glitzy” sort of way. Giving a different perspective. Kind of like slap in the face as opposed to a knife in the back. At least with the slap you’ll live to see another day and you will know whom it’s from. I wasn’t here for the beginning of the world but at 59, I just might be here for the end.

Even though it’s still a knife, rhyme poetry helps to dull the blade. And that’s my job. You can write to Luke Easter at: lyricsfromlucas@aol.com