Goecke
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I 100% agree. Something is happening in Culpeper in particular. The numbers are just too high for this to all be attributed to kids running away, joining gangs etc.Here’s the problem with that theory, Culpeper is a rural town. 22 hispanic woman are currently missing in the ENTIRE state of VA. 1/3 of those are from Culpeper which can’t be the only town where immigrants and sponsors are located. These numbers don’t number well.
My personal theory, all IMO, is that human trafficking (specifically labor trafficking) is going on, and these children are being targeted. The opportunity to work in another state and make good money would sound great to a teenager with who immigrated to another country without their parents. Immigrants are commonly targeted for trafficking, since it's common for traffickers to hold/control their visas and threaten to send them back to their country of origin if they don't comply. It seems like they're most commonly targeted for agriculture jobs. Here's an article that goes into it well: https://polarisproject.org/wp-conte...ing-and-Exploitation-in-the-United-States.pdf