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What a bizarre use of the word "exploit". The government is prohibiting migrants from working, to the point where their only option is "stealing or begging on t
by abtinf 7y ago
What a bizarre use of the word "exploit". The government is prohibiting migrants from working, to the point where their only option is "stealing or begging on the street." So of course the NYT places the blame on people who provide an alternative, rather than go after the anti-life state policy.
- hobs 7y agoReplace migrant with child. Does this hold?
- Camas 7y agoIf the other options are begging or stealing, as per the article, then yes?
- abtinf 7y agoDepending on a country’s level of development, yes. In areas where child labor is prematurely banned, children are forced into more difficult and dangerous work, especially the sex trade. In the west, effective bans on teenage labor leave gangs as the only employer. But, in this case, we are talking about adults.
- em500 7y agoIt doesn't. Children have parents or legal guardians who must provide for their livelihood. If they don't the government provides it. Such is not the case for migrants.