Sanctuary states like California have laws expressly forbidding the sharing of information \u2013 or any form of state and local cooperation \u2013 with federal immigration officials. \u00a0While it\u2019s well documented that sanctuary policies have resulted in thousands of criminal aliens being released back onto the streets instead of being deported, there\u2019s much more to the story that has yet to be told, and it\u2019s a very dark and troubling story indeed.<\/p>\n
Law enforcement who are forced by sanctuary policies to turn a blind eye to illegal immigration could also be forced by those same laws to turn a blind eye to human slavery and forced prostitution, says Texas Sheriff A.J. Louderback.\u00a0 He noted that alien smuggling is quite common in Texas, and thankfully the state\u2019s strong anti-sanctuary policies allow police to fully investigate a suspect\u2019s immigration status.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice are the eyes and ears of the community,\u201d says Louderback.\u00a0 \u201cWhen they are prevented from looking into suspicious activities because of sanctuary policies, then the community becomes less safe and innocent people can be hurt and exploited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sadly, the United States is a major destination country for thousands of children, men and women from all over the world who are being trafficked for various end uses, including sexual exploitation, labor exploitation and slavery.\u00a0 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), ICE recently uncovered a sexual slavery ring in the sanctuary city of Los Angeles where 15 women and girls were forced<\/a>\u00a0 by a family-run human trafficking organization into prostitution.<\/p>\n The lure of trafficking in illegal immigrants, according to ICE, is that \u201cvictims often find themselves in a foreign country and cannot speak the language. Traffickers frequently take away the victims’ travel and identity documents, telling them that if they attempt to escape, the victims or their families back home will be harmed, or the victims’ families will assume the debt.\u201d<\/p>\n