The Polaris National Survivor Survey went live on May 9.
Polaris, a social justice movement whose mission is to end human trafficking, is carrying out a survey of trafficking survivors in an attempt to discover more about what can be done by different organizations and governments to prevent human trafficking.
"Survivors of human trafficking, the National Survivor Study survey is now live! Please consider participating — your responses will help us to create a more survivor-centered anti-trafficking field. Learn more and participate today," Polaris tweeted on May 9.
Polaris discussed its goals for the survey, noting that survivors were often not consulted when policy was made in the past.
"The end result will be the largest data set available on human trafficking survivors that is not simply about survivors, but actually from survivors," the Polaris Project said on its website.
Anyone who is a survivor of human trafficking is encouraged to take Polaris's National Survivor Study survey. "If you have gone through the screening/eligibility process and do not have the specialized link you need to continue the process, please email LIDS@polarisproject.org."
According to the Center for Renewing America, Human trafficking is a great concern in Texas, as the shared Southern border with Mexico draws migrants who are at a high risk of being trafficked or smuggled as they try to enter the U.S. Data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in March 2021 estimated that cartels and human trafficking organizations were making nearly $14 million a day transferring people illegally across the Southern border.
According to WSJ Opinion, concerns have been intensified recently after policy changes by the Biden administration. The WSJ Editorial Board noted that the end of Title 42 expulsions, which rejected 2 million migrants since March 2020, "is an invitation for migrants to keep coming for any reason." Title 42 expulsions are removals by the U.S. government of migrants who have recently been in a country where there is spread of a communicable disease -- in this case, COVID-19.
