if you look at all the deceptive schemes of the sex trafficker, almost all of them are intended to separate the woman or the girl from her family and community (where she might know who to turn to and how to turn for help). And for the poor, the most compelling reason to leave your family and your community is the promise of economic opportunity somewhere else. Moreover, if that job opportunity outside the community might potentially benefit the family with increased shared income (which is the way any single family member’s job prospects are generally viewed)—then the family is actually
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