gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 month agoUnaccompanied minors are representing themselves in US immigration court, alarming advocates: In 2023, only 56% of unaccompanied minors were represented by counselabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1165arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarekandoh@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·1 month agoGood 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.
minus-squareskuzz@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoJust 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/
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.
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/