in my business i get to talk to a lot of people. all types of people. one such person that both maryam and me have come to know is ana rodriguez. she originally came from mexico but has been in this country for a long time. she ran away from home when she was thirteen years old because she could not stand her own father from raping her every night while her mother slept in the next room and probably knowing what was going on but was to afraid to interfere. we have talked a lot and one thing that she tells me which makes sense is the way the laws in this country are set to make conditions that is so dangerous for her and all other prostitutes that work in the streets. the laws instead of protecting these women make them hide from the police and agencies that can assist and protect them. she tells me that in a lot of advanced countries the laws take care of these women by providing for them legalized place for business and they get medical care too. in these countries these women are not at the mercy of their pimps who make them work very long hours, take most of their money and beat them too. in this country they are also constantly chased off by the police who she thought should attend to more serious matters. ana was telling us that at home she was abused by her father and now here in america she is abused by the bad laws and the archaic system.
