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another advantage of legalization

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	'''Human trafficking''' is trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery or forced labor. Some people, eager to migrate to another country, but unable to do so legally, pay smugglers to help them get across the border and then end up in [[indentured servitude]] until they can pay off their debt.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/human-trafficking-the-other-good-reason-to-reform-immigration\|title=Human Trafficking: The Other Good Reason to Reform Immigration\|date=14 November 2012\|author=Andrews, Lewis M.\|publisher=The Freeman}}</ref> A libertarian proposal for solving this problem is to remove or at least reduce immigration restrictions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/04/on-human-trafficking/\|title=On Human Trafficking\|author=Zwolinski, Matt\|date=6 April 2011\|publisher=Bleeding Heart Libertarians\|quote=I’m puzzled by the fact that so few people point seem to point to more open borders as a significant step toward solving the problem.}}</ref> Conservatives sometimes call for making the borders more secure in order to stop the traffickers from successfully crossing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Sex-Trafficking-and-Securing-the-Border\|title=Sex Trafficking and Securing the Border\|author=McAllister, D.C.\|date=11 June 2013\|publisher=richochet\|quote=Conservatives want stronger borders because we care about women and children; we don’t want any more girls like Maria to suffer at the hands of predators.}}</ref> Another libertarian proposal is to legalize [[prostitution]], so that the [[black market]] will be crowded out by legitimate businesses with longer time horizons and therefore more of a reason to want to protect their reputations and invest in [[human capital]]. Prostitutes would be able to report crimes committed against them without incriminating themselves.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/legalize-prostitution-fight-sex-trafficking-video/\|title=Legalize Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking?\|author=Huyett, Ian\|date=14 January 2014\|publisher=The Libertarian Republic}}</ref>		'''Human trafficking''' is trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery or forced labor. Some people, eager to migrate to another country, but unable to do so legally, pay smugglers to help them get across the border and then end up in [[indentured servitude]] until they can pay off their debt.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/human-trafficking-the-other-good-reason-to-reform-immigration\|title=Human Trafficking: The Other Good Reason to Reform Immigration\|date=14 November 2012\|author=Andrews, Lewis M.\|publisher=The Freeman}}</ref> A libertarian proposal for solving this problem is to remove or at least reduce immigration restrictions.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/04/on-human-trafficking/\|title=On Human Trafficking\|author=Zwolinski, Matt\|date=6 April 2011\|publisher=Bleeding Heart Libertarians\|quote=I’m puzzled by the fact that so few people point seem to point to more open borders as a significant step toward solving the problem.}}</ref> Conservatives sometimes call for making the borders more secure in order to stop the traffickers from successfully crossing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Sex-Trafficking-and-Securing-the-Border\|title=Sex Trafficking and Securing the Border\|author=McAllister, D.C.\|date=11 June 2013\|publisher=richochet\|quote=Conservatives want stronger borders because we care about women and children; we don’t want any more girls like Maria to suffer at the hands of predators.}}</ref> Another libertarian proposal is to legalize [[prostitution]], so that the [[black market]] will be crowded out by legitimate businesses with longer time horizons and therefore more of a reason to want to protect their reputations and invest in [[human capital]]. Prostitutes would be able to report crimes committed against them without incriminating themselves.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/legalize-prostitution-fight-sex-trafficking-video/\|title=Legalize Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking?\|author=Huyett, Ian\|date=14 January 2014\|publisher=The Libertarian Republic}}</ref> Also, prostitutes would be less likely to end up with criminal records that would render them ineligible for many jobs outside the [[underground economy]].

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'''Human trafficking''' is trade in humans, most commonly for the purpose of sexual slavery or forced labor. Some people, eager to migrate to another country, but unable to do so legally, pay smugglers to help them get across the border and then end up in [[indentured servitude]] until they can pay off their debt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fee.org/the_freeman/detail/human-trafficking-the-other-good-reason-to-reform-immigration|title=Human Trafficking: The Other Good Reason to Reform Immigration|date=14 November 2012|author=Andrews, Lewis M.|publisher=The Freeman}}</ref> A libertarian proposal for solving this problem is to remove or at least reduce immigration restrictions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/2011/04/on-human-trafficking/|title=On Human Trafficking|author=Zwolinski, Matt|date=6 April 2011|publisher=Bleeding Heart Libertarians|quote=I’m puzzled by the fact that so few people point seem to point to more open borders as a significant step toward solving the problem.}}</ref> Conservatives sometimes call for making the borders more secure in order to stop the traffickers from successfully crossing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricochet.com/main-feed/Sex-Trafficking-and-Securing-the-Border|title=Sex Trafficking and Securing the Border|author=McAllister, D.C.|date=11 June 2013|publisher=richochet|quote=Conservatives want stronger borders because we care about women and children; we don’t want any more girls like Maria to suffer at the hands of predators.}}</ref> Another libertarian proposal is to legalize [[prostitution]], so that the [[black market]] will be crowded out by legitimate businesses with longer time horizons and therefore more of a reason to want to protect their reputations and invest in [[human capital]]. Prostitutes would be able to report crimes committed against them without incriminating themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/legalize-prostitution-fight-sex-trafficking-video/|title=Legalize Prostitution to Fight Sex Trafficking?|author=Huyett, Ian|date=14 January 2014|publisher=The Libertarian Republic}}</ref>

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