Republicans are pushing back on the Biden administration's claims that lack of congressional funding is hampering its response to the child labor crisis.
Reports emerged in late February that nearly 4,000 underage immigrants were working dangerous jobs in violation of child labor laws. The White House responded days later by saying it would crack down on the issue, with departing Labor Secretary Marty Walsh saying Congress and the Trump administration were to blame.“This agency was decimated in the last administration," Walsh told the Washington Post.
The New York Times reported on Feb. 25 that unaccompanied child immigrants are arriving in record numbers and ending up in factories, construction jobs, and other forms of dangerous labor. Some are as young as 12 years old, and the issue has been growing since 2021. The Biden administration sprung into action to announce a"crackdown" on labor exploitation within days of the report, with new initiatives to investigate labor violations from employers and improve support for immigrants.
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