I don't think adults are truly competing with teenagers for these gigs. The main industry mentioned is meatpacking, which is an industry rife with the exploita

I don't think adults are truly competing with teenagers for these gigs. The main industry mentioned is meatpacking, which is an industry rife with the exploitation of undocumented labor to pay substandard rates already https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2008/11/06/large-iowa-meatpacker-in-illegal-immigrant-raid-files-for-bankruptcy/31263519007/ https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2008/11/06/large-iowa-meatp...