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Florida's plan to replace migrant workers with children falls apart (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 224 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Republican state Senator Jay Collins, the bill's sponsor, said the measure was about parental rights: "We should let them say what's best for their kids at 16- to 17-year-olds, that's what we're saying by this."

Anyone who puts forth a measure aimed at "parental rights", it's always something that's aimed at parents' right to treat their children like property

[–] SereneSadie@lemmy.myserv.one 70 points 2 days ago

"You should be able to give your child a job at a slave wage in awful conditions. That's a parental decision.

"What if I want to give my child the opportunity to explore their gender identity? Thats a parental decision too."

"Off to the gulag with you all."

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