I know this is not exclusive to Mexico but as I live in San Diego on the border of Tijuana I'm only aware of the great numbers of young girls working there. Most are from the interior of Mexico and send all or most of their money home. Theirs a big difference between the addicted prostitutes and these young girls selling their bodies. I'm certain the families that send their girls here to work represent a small minority of Mexicans poor- but you would never see this in the US unless the parents are drug addicts and very sick people. So since it is a wide spread problem it seems to be a cultural thing and not purely because of poverty. How do they justify this? Additionally do these girls have any chance of being emotionally stable and leading normal lives once their "work" is over?
How can you judge without ever knowing what it's like to be in their situation? It's a matter of living and dying...it's called desperation...it's not an easy thing for them, it's a necessary thing for a few beans and a tortilla.
I guess you know of the large numbers because of personal experience??
You would be surprised of the large number of underage girls working as prostitutes in North American because of condtions at home; they do it so they can live away from home and/or feed a drug habit which was nurtured by their pimp.
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