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It seems that many progressives, especially women, disagree with my take on Prop 35. They believe that the current sentencing for trafficking is too lenient, and don't trust the legislature to pull it together to address the problem.

The Teachers Union supports it. The ACLU is silent. The Council for Churches and Quakers oppose it. The Green Party is silent. The Democratic Party is for it. The Peace and Freedom Party is opposed. The Libertarian Party is silent.

It's going to pass, obviously. But that's not the point.

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Originally posted by Kunsoo
It seems that many progressives, especially women, disagree with my take on Prop 35. They believe that the current sentencing for trafficking is too lenient, and don't trust the legislature to pull it together to address the problem.

The Teachers Union supports it. The ACLU is silent. The Council for Churches and Quakers oppose it. The Green Party is s ...[text shortened]... The Libertarian Party is silent.

It's going to pass, obviously. But that's not the point.
The Green Party is not "silent"; it has taken no position for the reasons outlined here: http://www.cagreens.org/elections/propositions/35

EDIT: The ACLU is also not silent; it urges a "No" vote.http://vimeo.com/48050198

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And on their website, the Libertarian Party of California urges a "No" vote on Prop 35. http://ca.lp.org/resources

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Originally posted by no1marauder
The Green Party is not "silent"; it has taken no position for the reasons outlined here: http://www.cagreens.org/elections/propositions/35

EDIT: The ACLU is also not silent; it urges a "No" vote.http://vimeo.com/48050198
Obviously these people got it wrong, or didn't get all the information.

http://www.hopecoalition.org/

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What exactly is human trafficking? Slaves or illegal immigrants?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
What exactly is human trafficking? Slaves or illegal immigrants?
Sometimes both, but no, it's not generally used to reference "coyotes" unless there's some sort of indenturement on the other side.

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Originally posted by Kunsoo
Sometimes both, but no, it's not generally used to reference "coyotes" unless there's some sort of indenturement on the other side.
Sounds like its targetting east Asian crime. They do most of the sex slavery stuff here.

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Originally posted by Kunsoo
Sometimes both, but no, it's not generally used to reference "coyotes" unless there's some sort of indenturement on the other side.
Ofcourse there is indenturement involved. How do you think they pay the "coyote's" ?
It cost them roughly $3500 and up. They are told where they are gonna live and work.
They are housed in unfurnished apartments with about 10-15 of them sleeping on the floor.
This is very common in Georgia.