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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Why Are States Loosening Child Labor Laws? I Beyond the Scenes

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Recorded on April 26, 2023. Child labor violations are on the rise, while some states are trying to loosen child labor laws. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with investigative reporter for the New York Times, Hannah Dreier, and the Chief Programs Officer for Justice for Migrant Women, Norma Flores López, to discuss why the number of unaccompanied minors entering the United States has climbed since the pandemic, the types of unsafe working conditions these kids face, how the Department of Health and Human Services has failed to place them in safe environments, and what impact this has on children’s education, health, and overall sense of worth. Norma also recounts her time working in the fields as early as 9 years old.Original air date: May 9, 2023Beyond the Scenes is a podcast from The Daily Show. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts, or watch at YouTube.com/TheDaily Show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

You're listening to Comedy Central.

0:02.7

Hey, what's up?

0:12.6

Welcome to Beyond the Scenes.

0:14.0

The podcast that goes deeper into topics and discussions that we've had on the Daily

0:19.1

Show.

0:20.1

I'm your host, Roy Wood Jr.

0:21.7

This is what this podcast is like.

0:23.1

I have to explain this every week because we always got new people, you know, checking

0:26.8

in on this podcast.

0:27.8

This podcast is like, okay.

0:29.2

So the Daily Show is waffles, right?

0:31.8

This podcast is the whipped cream and the strawberries and the butter and the syrup and the bacon and

0:39.4

all that extra stuff you pile onto it to make it really delicious.

0:43.2

And the truth is, it's not even breakfast.

0:45.1

It's technically dessert.

0:46.1

Why is there ice cream on my breakfast plate?

0:49.3

Okay, I feel like I'm on a little too deep right there.

0:52.6

Today, we are talking about the issue of child labor and the rise of child labor violations

0:59.1

and how some states are actually trying to loosen those laws.

1:03.1

Give it a clip.

1:05.1

Some state legislatures looking to fill a need in the labor market are considering child

1:09.5

workers as a solution.

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