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Originally Posted by GChief
The farm kid in me wants to know what the problem is having teenagers do hard or dangerous labor?
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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.