Not to mention that research has found that poorer regions have increased their chances of achieving better economic outcomes than before. Johnson (1993) agrees that every time the Chinese government implements population regulations, orphanages find themselves in an even more difficult situation because their number of children increases, forcing them to work harder to find homes for the girls . Furthermore, as we could see since boys were preferred, Cai and Lavely (2003) show in their 2000 census that in China there are approximately 12.8 million fewer girls than boys. These two articles showed us that a macro social problem like overpopulation can turn into another problem like child trafficking. Child trafficking may be overlooked because these girls are adopted, but most of the time we don't know what happens after they leave China, as not all parents may stay in contact with the orphanage. This social problem may not only be present in China but everywhere. The El Paso Del Norte Hope Center is an agency that assists children with housing and legal assistance