Migrant child labor in Michigan reveals injustices in immigration, employment, lawyer says
Published: Mar. 10, 2023, 7:30 a.m.
By Rose White | rwhite@mlive.com
After a New York Times investigation exposed migrant child labor in Grand Rapids, Michigan immigrant rights advocates are pushing for change on the state and federal level.
The Feb. 25 article details how children who immigrated to the United States are working grueling hours in food packaging, manufacturing and construction. Anna Hill Galendez, supervising attorney for the Michigan Immigrant Rights Center’s worker rights team, says the investigation unearths failures in immigration and employment.
“I think at the heart of it, kids are really at the intersection of those two systems that have a lot of injustices,” she said.
https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/03/migrant-child-labor-in-michigan-reveals-injustices-in-immigration-employment-lawyer-says.html
