Slavery exists in Texas. People are trafficked into the United States for labor or sex, for forced service. That’s what two researchers from the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin told viewers during a Fox 7 News “Good Day Austin” interview July 27 with Keri Bellacosa.
The interview with experts Dr. Noël Busch-Armendariz, associate professor and director of the Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and Laurie Cook Heffron, LMSW, research program coordinator, may be viewed online:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/UT%3A-Human-Trafficking-20100727-ktbcgd
For more information, contact: Nancy Neff, School of Social Work, 512-471-6504, neff@mail.utexas.edu.
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