Good thing red states have all just passed special legislation allowing minors to work shifts at meat processing plants, so these kids will at least have employment waiting for them when if they can avoid being sex trafficked by ICE agents.
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2024
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Just so you know, all 50 states allow child labor at 14, and California the age is 12 for agricultural work, 14 otherwise.
Not that it makes what red states are doing any better.
One source: https://www.employmentlawhandbook.com/
Ah yes, we are certainly treating these tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free fairly.
They're brown, so they're not actually people
-The entire GOP
Unaccompanied minors, as well as the despicable Title 42 separation and deportation of adults while detaining minors, are the result of revising immigration policy in 2019. The goal was to protect minors from deportation, but it’s clearly become problematic.
Since the pandemic, immigration has changed drastically. Comprehensive reform is necessary.
The last time the US had comprehensive immigration reform was in 1986, under Reagan, with a Republican Senate. It is what primarily what dictates immigration policy.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/1200
Turnout for congressional elections that don’t correlate with presidential elections is below 50%. Make note of your election date and vote.
The goal was to protect minors from deportation, but it’s clearly become problematic.
It has resulted in child labor violations skyrocketing.