Human trafficking is defined as the trade and sale of people most often for the purposes of sexual acts, forced labor, and organ removal. Human trafficking has always existed, even before the invention of record keeping. Trafficking created the mold for the modern world we currently live in through oppression, violence and lack of value for human life. Personally, my ancestors were most likely victims of the slave trade by European settlers in Africa. Victims of human trafficking vary in age; from the age of ten for men and thirteen for women. Human trafficking was estimated to be worth approximately $650 billion per year in 2010 in the United States. (Haken, 2011.) California is one of the largest hubs in the United States for human trafficking due to its large population. Dealers have a similar mindset to a drug dealer, but the difference is that drugs can be sold once, but a person can be sold again and again. Victims of human trafficking are usually deceived in life and come from third parties. the countries of the world, the ghettos and single-family homes; some victims are even kidnapped from the street. Traffickers often prey on these poverty-stricken areas because people have nowhere else to go. Victims often come from homes where they have previously been sexually abused. Human trafficking harms not only the victim but also the country they come from. As a result, production declined in many third world countries. Victims forced into prostitution can sometimes contract HIV and AIDS. Many slaves are estranged from their families and suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of their mistreatment and separation from their homes. Traffickers often send their victims to middle of paper......March 7, 2007. April 30, 2014.tp://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/human-trafficking/Pages/welcome.aspx3) National Center for Victims of Crime: Human Trafficking: Office to Monitor and Combat trafficking in persons, Human Trafficking in Persons Report 2012, (Washington, DC: US ​​Department of State, 2012), 361, accessed October 15, 2012, http://www.victimsofcrime.org/library/crime-information-and -statistics/human-trafficking4" Anti-Trafficking Program. Anti-Trafficking Program. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, nd Web. May 01, 2014.) United States Catholic Bishops: webhttp://www .usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/5) Polaris Project for a World Without Slavery: webUnknown. “Survivor Stories.” National Human Trafficking Hotline, nd Web 30. April 2014http://www.polarisproject.org/what-we-do/client-services/survivor-stories