Males are Undeserving; Females are Ideal Victims
Gender Bias Hides Demand in Human-Smuggling Networks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3373508 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Simón Pedro Izcara Palacio (0000-0003-0523-305X, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 509-536 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022216x22000244 |
| OpenAlex | W4280542353 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
The objective of this paper, based on interviews with 95 human smugglers (coyotes) involved in agriculture and 51 in prostitution, is to provide a comparative analysis of the networks transporting (mostly) male migrants intending to work in US agriculture and those recruiting women/girls for the US sex industry. Networks carrying females for sex work are bigger and use more fraudulent recruitment strategies. However, migrant smuggling for agriculture is not totally different from sex trafficking; similarities between the types of networks analysed dwarf their differences. Smugglers frequently use some form of deception to convince their would-be clients/victims to undertake risky journeys. I conclude that both networks are demand-driven. Smugglers serve the interests of US agribusinesses and sex business owners rather than those of the males and females they recruit
Agribusiness · Agriculture · Business · Criminology · Deception · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Human trafficking · Ideal (ethics) · Political science · Sex trafficking · Sociology · Work (physics) · Gender, Feminism, and Media · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Sex work and related issues
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |