The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) department is going public with a campaign to educate U.S. citizens about human trafficking that is literally happening in front of our eyes.
According to the ICE website, "Posters, billboards and transit shelter signs were rolled out last month bearing the slogan 'Hidden in Plain Sight.' They are displayed in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Newark, New Orleans, New York, St Paul, San Antonio, San Francisco and Tampa. The campaign's goal is to raise public awareness about the existence of human trafficking in communities nationwide, and asks members of the public to take action if they encounter possible victims."
When I was in Cambodia, it amazed me how many World Vision billboards I saw on being alert for child sex trafficking and providing a phone number to call for reporting. Now it is time for us to face the reality of human trafficking within our own borders.
I'm greatly encouraged by this step by the government and the Emma Thompson-backed "Journey" exhibit on sex trafficking taking place in New York City. Someone, somewhere, who is currently enslaved in our country is going to be saved by the awareness this brings and by the seeds that it plants.
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