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Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by andsoitis on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:35PM (#35139288)
> Both major parties support this system.

Can this also be more simply stated: Americans support this.

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by pixelatedindex on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:40PM (#35139394)
I would disagree - American citizens have no control over what the Democrats or Republicans say or do. You only have two parties to choose from, and you only choose locally.

Indeed there are folks who support it like how they support Team Red or Team Blue, but if you go out on the street Billy The Kid style, I doubt many of them would want kids working in such terrible conditions.

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by notch898a on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:40PM (#35139392)
Nah I love for undocumented kids to simply starve when their family hasn't enough money and no safety net since they are "illegal."

Put these kids out of work, I'm sure they'll be better off with no money for necessities!

In seriousness, the way to reduce child labor is to give all children better options. Outlawing child labor has the effect of cutting off support for those who apparently might have had little other choice.

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by marcusverus on Monday March 13, 2023 @01:54PM (#35139640)
No need to speculate, there's a lot of polling data on this. Broadly speaking, Americans want A) work visas for immigrants who're here now (75% agree), B) immigration status checks by employers (84% agree), and C) stopping illegal immigration immediately (77%+ agree).

A) Would you favor or oppose each of the following as part of legislation to address the issue of illegal immigration? How about -- Expanding the number of short-term work visas for immigrants whose job skills are needed in the U.S.?

Favor - 76%

Oppose - 23%

B) Would you favor or oppose each of the following as part of legislation to address the issue of illegal immigration? How about -- Requiring business owners to check the immigration status of workers they hire?

Favor - 84%

Oppose - 16%

C) How important is it to you that the government takes steps this year to... [control] U.S. borders to halt the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S.?

Extremely important - 43%

Very important - 34%

Moderately important - 16%

Not that important - 7%

https://news.gallup.com/poll/1660/immigration.aspx

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by notch898a on Monday March 13, 2023 @02:04PM (#35139807)
I-9 requires you to check the immigration status for work authorization. The debate is whether you should be required to try to do it a way where that actually means anything. Democratic process in most states resists doing it in a way that actually does anything.

To note, I am for completely open borders but even I can tell you that states not using e-verify and just requiring an I-9 is almost hilariously comical attempt at checking immigration status, as there's little authentication against fake info let alone stolen identity.

Re:Over 100 kids illegally employed in hazardous jobs, contr... by foogazi on Monday March 13, 2023 @06:03PM (#35143617)
Amazing - you can fix C with A

Everyone gets a visa, no one is illegal anymore - vox populi