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Subscribe to RSSInvestigators say it's a growing problem in neighborhoods across America: women lured to the United States from Latin America by the promise of jobs and a better life, only to be forced into sex work. NBC's Richard Lui reports.
The reporters and editors could hardly believe what they were hearing.
Over the past four months, NBC News investigative reporters have explored the trafficking of sex slaves in Latino brothels in the United States.
"It has been a story where the more we learned, the more we realized what we didn’t know," wrote NBC correspondent Richard Lui.
"In our editorial meetings, it was common for my editor to simply stare at me and say he did not believe what I was saying."
Here are links to the full series, Enslaved in America:
Stories
Azriel James Relph, The sex slaves next door. New form of trafficking invades US.
Richard Lui, A story both sordid and unbelievable. The spread of Latino brothels across the US has been silent but steady.
Sandra Lilley, Victims of the unimaginable speak out. Women rescued from Atlanta brothel recount trauma and abuse, caution others.
Graphics
Map: Latino residential brothels spread nationally.
Interactive: How the sex slave supply chain feeds the U.S. market.
Slide show: Breaking the code: Common practices at brothels.
Videos
See all the videos at this link, including Web-only exclusives.
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You mean illegal aliens brought into the US while the US government turns a blind eye. Secure the border and these women would not be here. get our troops on our border and off germany's, South Korea's and everyone elses. Do your constitutionally mandated job in protecting our borders. Don't speak to me of criminals as victims and don't whine about amnesty for illegal aliens. Its simple, secure the border and throw these people and their damn anchor babies out the country.
My Rant on Amnesty