“The article does give some sources, such as USA today, and The Institute for Missing and Exploitive Children.”
I checked all of the linked sources.
They all are estimates from people who’s funding depends upon this being a very serious problem.
As for the sex trafficking ring arrest you mentioned, can you cite a reference? I think I saw an article that indicated a little over 100 in the US.
No, I was tracking them for a while from various locations/cities. Several in California. I was just writing down the numbers and quit tracking after I got to 3000 - that was the people arrested IIRC. I didn’t book mark anything.
There’s a bunch of stuff here. The operation spade, I read several articles on that. I think the coyotes bring them over the border and exploit them.
Yep, like the AGW/climate change crowd. There's a problem; give us money.