@@ Migrant Child Labor Laws

[underwaterrhymes]

www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/politics/migrant-child-labor-biden.html?smid=url-share

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[pixy0stix]

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[underwaterrhymes]

Apr 19, 2023 10:03:28 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

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Thank you!!

[icedcoffee]

It's such a horrible situation with no simple answers, but I do hope for change for all of these people and their parents for a better life.

[shauni27]

that was a difficult read. I have so many thoughts swirling around.

It is hard for me to fathom being in such a bad position that the best thing is to send my child away on their own and hope they can send money back. My heart breaks for them.
I do not know how to fix it at this point. Something needs to be done but how do you fix such a big problem?
I want to hug each of those children.

[underwaterrhymes]

The group I volunteer with has a super grassroots approach to this. We work really hard at helping students stay in school and away from situations like this, but obviously what we do is just a drop in the bucket.

One of the things we’ve learned is that so many kids and families have to pay the coyotes who helped them get here, which makes it really hard for them to stay afloat. It’s sad and frustrating and infuriating.

[dove]

I am glad this is finally coming to light. This has been happening for a really long time. I’m first gen from a Latin American country and knew of these things happening when I was a kid (a long ass time ago)
I hope some meaningful change comes from this exposure