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Florida is experiencing a significant labor shortage as a result of tighter immigration laws. To close the gap, lawmakers are considering reducing child labor protections. The proposal would allow younger teens to work longer hours, but there are growing concerns about exploitation and increased child labor violations.

Why is Florida facing worker shortages?
Florida lawmakers are debating a bill that would loosen child labor restrictions by allowing 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts on school days. The proposal comes after a crackdown on undocumented workers, which has left jobs vacant, as per reports.

In order to fill positions left vacant by undocumented immigrants, Florida is considering repealing some of its child labor laws. Supporters claim it promotes youth employment, but critics warn of exploitation and increased child labor violations, as quoted in a report by CNN.


For years, Florida has been taking action against companies that hire illegal immigrants. However, that created a challenge for the state's businesses, which are in dire need of employees to fill low-paying and frequently unappealing positions. Children could be the answer, according to Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, and the state legislature, as per reports.


What changes are being proposed to child labor laws?
A bill that would relax the state's laws against child labor and permit children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts is scheduled for debate by the legislature on Tuesday. Teens could work overnight jobs on school days if the new law is approved, as quoted in a report by CNN.

As of right now, state law prohibits them from working before 6:30 am or after 11 pm. DeSantis supports the law and has echoed President Donald Trump's rhetoric by vocally calling for a crackdown on immigration. That might backfire, though, according to economists, leading to more inflation and a labor shortage..

The legislature of Florida passed a law last year that permits 16- and 17-year-olds who are homeschooled to work at any time of day, continuing the state's long-standing relaxation of child labor laws.

The new law ends guaranteed meal breaks for 16 and 17-year-olds and removes working time restrictions for homeschooled teenagers aged 14 and 15. According to data from the US Department of Labor, Florida has seen a nearly threefold increase in child labor violations in recent years.

The bill would allow 14-year-olds to work overnight shifts, eliminate meal break requirements for older teens, and reduce restrictions on homeschooled minors' work hours.

Why is Florida considering this change?
After strict immigration laws resulted in worker shortages, lawmakers see easing child labor restrictions as a way to fill low-wage job openings

IjeBos:
CIA Director Ratcliffe: I don't recall the chat I had a couple of days ago that I knew I needed to talk about at this hearing (paraphrase)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKMnkBXLSiw

They can never recall whenever they’re lying

This is crazy. Wow

It hope anyone shows truly been on the fence and not pretending can see this administration and its supporters for what they are. People who are willing to lie to your face and to themselves about what’s clear and obvious.

nateevs:
Now if you were looking for the proper definition of Derangement, this, right here is Derangement.

You read my mind. I was just about to reply to him and ask him how he can look himself in the mirror and say other people are deranged when he does stuff like this. Indefensible

bemeruca:
hahahahaha

it's a simple question. What is the classified content shared? this guy has a history of making shit up. So we have to go by evidence here.

Ugh 😑

It’s a sad day for American foreign relations. If there’s any lesson in this, it’s that allies can now see they can’t trust this administration with sensitive information. This level of negligent irresponsible behavior coupled with them pandering to Russia should be a cautionary tale.

E no go better for whomever did this to you

bemeruca:
What's the Classified information that was shared?
The guy who broke this news is tied to so many made-up hoaxes about the trump administration.
Look him up. If there is any top-secret stuff that was discussed, this guy would have published it. He is the same guy that lied that trump called fallen soldiers losers and suckers.

It's just a normal discussion. The only problem here is that they are not using a platform that can keep records since the records would be government property. the other eff up is they added the sucker (who lied trump said it does not cost 60k to bury a effing Mexican)

IjeBos:
And he still hasn't released some of the info that is more damaging to US security.
It's wild they are going after him like this.
Should be clear what happens when you help MAGA.

I hope someone has his back. Security wise.

He’s even better than I thought. They surely didn’t have time to try to cover it up before he published. I wonder why Hegseth was acting blindsided by it all.

budaatum:
He did go to them privately. As a journalist, he needed to get their view before publishing, and they gave it to him.

https://www.nairaland.com/8379794/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me#134700680

It’s actually a crime to not have records of conversations that are this sensitive. Not only are they incompetent they are downright openly criminal.

GloriousGbola:
they dont want any record of their fuckery so they can deny down the line when it all goes sideways

it is not a bug, it is a feature of a gang of corrupt, incompetent, inexperienced dui clowns

And y’all can say what you want about Goldberg, he waited until after the action to speak up. He was more responsible than any of the heads of security that we depend on for our safety. If he went for clout the moment he got the messages and the mission got compromised, the American troops lives that could’ve been risked/lost would squarely be on Hegseth’s hands.

Hegseth should be thanking him with a bottle of gin & a sack of kola nuts. Instead of blowing hot like a teenage hothead. I’m glad Goldberg brought it to the public. If he went to them privately, they would cover it up to avoid losing face. Who knows what would’ve quietly happened to him to make the story disappear. And none of us would be the wiser.

basilico:
I have used this example severally.
If someone saw you kissing a fellow man and told your husband you was doing the do, , would you tell hubby that the only fluids you exchanged was saliva?.

Better yet. If your husband saw you kissing someone else, would you blame the person who saw you? Would you claim they are responsible for the friction in your marriage now or would the blame be on you who was doing something that you weren’t supposed to be doing in the first place? That’s a more fitting analogy there for you.

Don’t mind them. They think if they can get us to focus on the wrong thing then the gravity of what was done can be swept under the rug

You like Goldberg or You don’t. You think someone deliberately added him to cause a leak, (well duh) ain’t you some Sherlock Holmes deciphering this mystery.

The point is the point. Conversations like this shouldn’t be happening via chat.

By Hegseth’s own words that he said about Hilary’s emails, he should be fired and face consequences.

IjeBos:
Who you may think Goldberg is has no bearing on what he reported as it has been confirmed.

4.) Again, it doesn't matter who set up the chat or who accidentally added Hegseth, everybody in that chat knew what they were doing was wrong, most likely illegal and very reckless.
The people who were supposed to safeguard American secrets all were overly reckless with it.
In any other administration they would resign. They should resign,be investigated and be prosecuted.

basilico:
It happened . Jerry Goldberg was in the chat since Mar 13 till yesterday.
If someone adds you to a WhatsApp group by mistake , do you stay behind the scenes and follow the topics.

Pete Hegseth said otherwise. You guys need to go back to the drawing board and get your lies/story straight so you can have one united front.

So it both didn’t happen and was simultaneously a deliberate leak? Oh the mental gymnastics 🤸🤸🏾‍♂️🤸🏿‍♀️

Maeve7:
Top officials are given a secure phone and computer but these incompetent foòls were using their unsecured private devices and a commercial app to chat about secret war planning operations. They even added a journalist to the chat.

Is Trump now intentionally hiring people even dvmber than him?

Very unserious set of people.

Pete Hegseth immediately denied before he knew others had already admitted it happened. As a former Fox News host that he is, you can tell he’s programmed to automatically lie.

Can you even imagine?

GloriousGbola:
Those were the known people on the chat. How many bad actors were there on a unsecured app?

basilico:
Of course I agree. This to me is not a random mistake. There is a backstory that's not been exposed .
That's my opinion , I may be wrong

👍🏾 Cool

Although you can choose to wait for backstory but I don’t think anything is going be an acceptable excuse for why they chose that medium of communication when they have more secure options.

basilico:
I always adopt a wait and see attitude to stories like these which smell fishy.

Are you waiting to see if the sensitive communication was taking place on a commercial messaging app or not? Because I think that has been established. And that’s what the whole problem is. Can we agree on a simple thing like the fact that classified information shouldn’t be exchanged via such media? If we can’t agree on that, what are we even talking about?

Maeve7:
dumb entitled/erratic incompetent

Apt

basilico:
it will unravel soon I'm quite sure there is a story behind it.

there’s nothing to unravel. He was having classified conversations on a messaging app. Epic failure of security responsibility.

basilico:
It's my opinion. Let's see what happens I might be wrong though. There are many disgruntled elements within the administration
DC voted 93% Kamala.

the point is not if someone intentionally added the journalist so that there will be a leak. the point is that they should know better than to have such sensitive communication using a messaging app. Even if such app promises them privacy. It’s not guaranteed. That’s why there have always been proper channels in place for these kinds of information.

You’d think a whole defense secretary would know that.
This is who was picked in place of a four star general? It’s a shame

basilico:
I believe it was sabotage Trump admin is facing onslaught from judges . Any case before these judges will be thrown out.

Explain the sabotage. Did someone force them to use an inappropriate messaging system for such high stakes communication?

armyofone:
Haha - @ DUI higher

He is indeed a DUI hire. Who gives such power to a substance addicted individual?

This would be watergate level controversy 30 years ago. Absolutely career ending for any other administration. Now it’s just a Monday. They’ve debased this country.

IjeBos:
Levels of incompetence by the DUI hire.
The reporter who got it at first thought it was fake because it was too crazy to be real.

Pete hegseth was drunk off his mind when he did that. There’s no other explanation

They’ll say we’re finding negative things to talk about but this administration can’t even go one full hour without making a breaking news level of blunder.

IjeBos:
Levels of incompetence by the DUI hire.
The reporter who got it at first thought it was fake because it was too crazy to be real.

Y’all these guys will have us hurt or killed over their careless incompetence.

IjeBos:
Some sections from the article and chat:
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/03/trump-administration-accidentally-texted-me-its-war-plans/682151/?gift=kPTlqn0J1iP9IBZcsdI5IVJpB2t9BYyxpzU4sooa69M&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

IjeBos:
This administration is a shit show.
Incompetence upon Incompetence.
How da fuq are you discussing bombing someone on Signal and then send the invitation to chat to the wrong person.

AmazonTopaz:
I disagree with you and Obaigwe1. I am giving birth to a dozen.

I love a big family. My home surrounded with kids. I plan on adopting too and extending my love to them as well. I just need plenty money and by God's grace I will have plenty of it.

A dozen? More power to you

@bold Amen

ObaIgwe1:
Lol. Same here. The 2 we have are just good enough for my wife and I.

Though I also did the father job on my last sibling, a female. After our dad early passing, she was so young then, my uncle, who I also called dad was there for us and ensured we lacked nothing, but he is a business man and didn't have all the time... so I was the available dad to her, so proud of myself and her that she turned out great and she got married last year. Parenthood is not easy, better to have few kids and give them maximum love and attention in this highly corruptible world than have many with less attention.

I’m proud of you too

Absolutely agree. Best to keep it to the number one can manage. I know it’s different for everyone. Jisike

Phew 😮‍💨 What did the Bible say about confusion in the camp of the enemy? I just can’t.

Y’all have a nice day pls..

bemeruca:
you are very clueless, In Muslim countries they are being stoned to death or thrown off the roof of a building. their religion does not accept it and they talk about it very well. the thing is Muslims are seen as a victim class as well, so the confused leftists think they are allies but in reality, Christians are the tolerant ones. Even the LGBTQ are not tolerant as they see Christianity as an oppressor the same way they see the white man

Stolen:
A VERY CLUELESS GIRL, NOT TO KNOW THAT SODOMY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY IN ISLAM.
GROWN MEN RAPING SMALL BOYS, EVEN HERE IN THE NORTH.

WHILST THEY USE BLACK CLOTH TO COVER THEIR WOMEN, LIKE SHE DONT EXIST.

I do not see Muslims obsessed with them. Their religion doesn’t accept it but that’s about it but you won’t see them blaming the lack of sunshine and rising cost of living on them. You guys are obsessed and can’t stop talking about them. All that talk and drama is just generating more of their presence that you claim to want to get away from.

I saw a thread where veterans were protesting their benefits being taken away from them and half the comments on front page was LGBTQ sponsored protest. Like what’s even the connection? The obsession is bothering on craze.

bemeruca:
if they cannot make noise in a Muslim country or cannot make fun of Islam without chaos but can make fun of Christianity it means Christians are tolerant are you too dumb to not understand this? People can speak, make fun of my appearance, religion, etc and all i can do is speak as well instead of attacking is tolerance.

this is redundant. I already made this point. they make fun of Christianity, all we have to say

No, its the LGBT that are forcing their way into everything