Baby MafiaBaby trafficking is a problem that has plagued the world for centuries. Trafficking occurs when one type of product is sold or traded illegally. There are many different divisions, such as drug trafficking and arms trafficking. However, one of the most worrying forms of trafficking is human trafficking, the selling of a person as if they were a commodity. Crime experts predict that human trafficking will outpace the profitability of gun and drug trafficking (Wheaton, Schauer, and Galli 114). This company can traffic men or women. This can accommodate people of any race and age. It is distressing to think that this horrible practice can even victimize young infants. Human trafficking is one of the oldest divisions of trafficking. This is not only an illegal practice, but also a very immoral one. Human trafficking may be a big industry, but contrary to what most believe, according to Feingold, in regions like Southeast Asia, trafficking is not a highly organized type of crime. It is usually made up of individuals and small groups who come together in unplanned and informal circumstances (28). The primary purpose of trafficking is to obtain and sell individuals whom traffickers then place in situations where their labor is exploited and their working conditions violate human rights (Salt 34). Human trafficking has become an epidemic over the years. Laczko writes that it has become a major concern for several governments and organizations such as human rights, social services, health and law enforcement. According to Feingold, a large portion of trafficking cases begin when illegal immigration goes horribly wrong (28). The reasons why a victim is bought while being trafficked can vary...... middle of paper ......aczko, Frank. “Human trafficking: the need for better data.” » Migration Information Source 1 (2002). Meier, Patricia J. and Xiaole Zhang. “Sold for Adoption: Hunan Baby Trafficking Scandal Reveals Vulnerability of Chinese Adoption in the United States.” » Cumberland Law Review 39 (2008): 87-130. Salt, John. “Human trafficking and smuggling: a European perspective”. International Migration 38.3 (2000): 31-56. Smolin, David M. “International adoption as child trafficking.” Valparaiso Law Review 39.2 (2005): 281-325. Wheaton, Elizabeth M., Edward J. Schauer, and Thomas V. Galli. “Economics of Human Trafficking.” International Migration 48.4 (2010): 114-141. Wittner, Kelly M. “Curbing Child-Trafficking in Intercountry Adoptions: Will International Treaties and Adoption Moratoriums Get the Job Done in Cambodia?” » Pacific Rim Legal and Policy Review. 12 (2003): 595-629.