INTLSTD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Palermo Protocols
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Zika virus- infants heads are deformed, skulls aren"t forming properly. Questions about whether or not it"s sexually transmitted. Commerce between two countries results in communication through social media and migration even after trade routes have stopped because of social media. Government"s role in who is authorized in their country. Decide the processes people have to go through to enter into a country. Limbo for years, in the process of being deported. Different countries have different regulations how who can enter, how long they can stay. Political asylum- whether someone is fleeing/seeking political asylum or smuggling. Enforcement first- us placed a lot of policy and money towards militarizing borders. Trafficking and smuggling have become more important because they want to protect their national security and economy. Smuggling is usually bringing someone across a border illegally. 68% trafficked for labor, 32% for sexual exploitation. Nothing forcing them to do these things- they do it at their own discretion.