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19 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 413 (2011)
Addressing Human Trafficking along the United States-Mexico Border: The Need for a Bilateral Partnership

handle is hein.journals/cjic19 and id is 417 raw text is: NOTES ADDRESSING HUMAN TRAFFICKING ALONG THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO BORDER: THE NEED FOR A BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP Rocio Garza* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 4 14 II. B ACKGROUN D .......................................................................... 4 19 A. Definition of Human Trafficking ...................................... 419 B. Distinguishing Between Human Trafficking and Sm uggling .......................................................................... 422 1. C on sent ......................................................................... 42 2 2. Transnationality ............................................................ 423 3. E xploitation ................................................................... 424 C. Complexities of Eradicating Human Trafficking Along the United States-Mexico Border ....................................... 424 1. Illegal Immigration from Mexico into the United S tates ............................................................................. 4 2 5 2. Source, Transit, and Destination Country for Human T rafficking .................................................................... 426 3. The Three Most Prevalent and Lucrative Transnational Crim es .................................................... 427 III. LEGAL FRAMEW ORKS ............................................................... 428 A. International Legal Framework .......................................... 428 1. The Palermo Convention .............................................. 428 2. Protocols to the Palermo Convention ........................... 429 B . U .S. Legal Fram ew ork ....................................................... 430 Candidate for Juris Doctor, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, May 2011; A.B. (2005) Harvard University. I wish to thank Professor Sheri P. Rosenberg for her thoughtful comments and advice on this note. A special thank you to my family, friends, and Zuriel Chavez for his unwavering support and encouragement. I dedicate this note to the countless victims of human trafficking and the ongoing efforts to eradicate the exploitation of people. 413

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