<P> The Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center is an inter-agency intelligence center that gathers information on illicit travel--including that of trafficking . The center also coordinates with foreign agencies and diplomats to monitor and fight trafficking on an international basis . With the enactment of TVPRA 2008, the HSTC was also charged with the responsibility of compiling a comprehensive inter-agency database on persons identified as victims of human trafficking . </P> <P> According to the 2011 Department of State report, victims are largely from Thailand, India, Mexico, Philippines, Haiti, Honduras, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic, though U.S. citizens have also been victims of human trafficking . Relevant to people being trafficked from other countries, "(v) ulnerabilities are increasingly found in visa programs for legally documented students and temporary workers who typically fill labor needs in the hospitality, landscaping, construction, food service, and agricultural industries ." </P> <P> Human trafficking occurred consistently in high - population areas that serve as hubs for international travel and that have large immigrant populations . In the study, higher numbers of reported cases were found in California, New York, Texas, and Florida . This is consistent with the U.S. Department of Justice report that the largest concentrations of survivors of human trafficking were located in California, Oklahoma, New York, and Texas . According to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) roughly 979,000 of the human trafficking cases reported by state are from California, making it the most affected area in the United States . </P> <P> According to a 2007 Washington Post expose entitled "Human Trafficking Evokes Outrage, Little Evidence", human trafficking into the United States is essentially nonexistent . </P>

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