Texas Cracks Down on Human Trafficking, Ignores Border "Aid"
The Hill shines a light on Texas prosecutors’ noble, yet seemingly endless, battle against human trafficking. This narrative, focused on the 'cycle' of modern slavery, paints a picture of vigilant law enforcement bravely tackling a societal ill. What it conveniently overlooks is how federal and state policies, particularly on border militarization and the treatment of vulnerable migrants, don't
just exist alongside trafficking, but often exacerbate it. According to the ACLU, increased border enforcement pushes migrants into more dangerous routes controlled by smugglers, making them prime targets for exploitation. We applaud the effort to prosecute traffickers, but one might wonder if the 'struggle' is designed to continue when the very systems meant to control borders inadvertently feed
the beast they claim to fight. Is it truly a 'struggle' when the supply chain for human exploitation is simultaneously reinforced by other state actions? The Hill's focus on the outcomes rather than the root causes, and its failure to connect these dots, is less a journalistic oversight and more a carefully constructed act of narrative management.