Human Trafficking: Forced Labor, Prostitution Continues at US-Mexico Border Marketplace Morning Report
go to original February 27, 2014

A former victim of human trafficking plays guitar at the Tijuana shelter La Casa del Jardin. The girls, some of whom are only 13 or 14 years old, stay there until they are legal adults. (Brooke Binkowski/Marketplace)

The San Diego-Tijuana crossing is one of the most-traveled international borders in the world. Hundreds of thousands of people crossing on foot or in their cars every day, contributing to vibrant commerce between the countries and a unique culture.

But despite exponential increases in security over the years, the border remains a place where humans, especially girls, are bought, sold, and forced into labor or sex in both Mexico and the United States.

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