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Originally Posted by donquixote99
Problem is that kids lack knowledge and good judgment they need to negotiate risk on the job. Further, their immature judgement can make them exploitable, as can impovrishment. Unaccompanied minor immigrants who must support themselves and fall through the social welfare cracks here are highly exploited.
Farm parents can generally be trusted to try to protect their own children's safety, but strangers are more likely to be careless of it.
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I get all that. That was more a smartass question for those that think teenagers should not be doing any "hard labor"...
Actually listened to an NPR report on it yesterday and the above is what many think.
And from my personal experience being a farm worker from 12-18, my family would let me die before the "strangers" I worked for.