The children of the poor families were targeted the most. Since they were poor they were forced to go work in factories, this was considered child labour but they couldn’t do anything about it since they had no money. These children had there future planned out for them they would work in the factories, since they would not be able to afford to go to school. This caused more poverty in Canada since they would still be working for little pay, so industrialization really didn’t make this issue any better for most people in the society especially children. Overall children were treated horribly and forced to work at young ages were children should never work at, all because of industrialization.
In America today, the issue of immigration is a cause for debate. Families that decide to flee their typically poverty-stricken countries in search of the ‘American Dream’ of opportunity, are forced to pick up unwanted and exhausting jobs that pay next to nothing, often way below minimum wage. Although this human exploitation seems unethical, the illegality of immigrant workers leaves them with no choice but to take whatever it is they get. Consequently, employers acquire a hard worker for next-to-nothing wages, which is clear reasoning for the sheer amount of immigrant workers in America. Recognized as taking the “dirty jobs”, the many skilled labour workers are fundamental to the smooth running of the country and ironically, without them, America’s rich economy would crumble.
At 28 this man could not write , when working at the mills you might make money , but your education suffered from the tiny amount of money you would make. In An excerpt from the testimony of Joseph Hebergam (Document #2) Joseph is describing how he is ill from the dust in the factories , overwork and insufficient diet. Joseph also states that he will die within the year because his lungs are damaged and his lung muscles are so damaged that they will not support the weight of his bones. Joseph also tells the story of how a little boy died in the factory and how the shafts in the factory were never covered, this document shows how the working environments in the factories could kill/seriously hurt people and how even if you survived working in it , the long term affects will catch up with your health. In Document #8 , There is a chart that shows the iron production from 1740 until 1900 , with the British iron production in 1740 being 17,350 tons and in 1900 being 9,000,000 tons.
The Great Depression just ended and more than twenty five percent of the American working force was unemployed. Jobs were scarce and millions needed help just to feed their families. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established several programs designed to help those in need. Today there is another need for welfare reform and the President and Congress cannot agree on what changes need to be made. Along with Immigration, Welfare is one of the hot topics that separate us as a country because there is a stigma that being on Welfare means that you are lazy and do not want to work and a lot of that displeasure is pointed to minorities.
After setting out these laws, families still tried to avoid the law by bringing their children in with them to work. Although the companies were not paying the children themselves, they paid the families extra for the child’s labor. Poor families were willing to do anything to make an extra dollar to survive on. Unlike the children of today, during the early 1900’s the young kids had to grow up extremely fast. They were not able to play and be worry free like the children of today are.
And since the need for survival was stronger than forced work, restrictions on child labor were very narrow. In the start of the industrial revolution, children as young as 4 years old were already employed in factories. In coal mines for example, boys at the age of 5 were working alongside other adults and most of them didn’t live past 25. In addition to living past the poverty level, another cause of child labor was the lack of ambition. Children didn’t have another meaningful alternative rather than working.
Declining wages have put affordable housing out of reach for many. As bad as it is for the 13% of homeless people (NCH 2007) who have jobs and can't escape homelessness, climbing out of homelessness is virtually impossible for those without a job. Many homeless people cannot find jobs due to not having an address or a contact number. They are turned down at interviews because of their unclean appearances because they cannot shower or clean their clothing. Although the wages seem to be increasing the amount of time in which the minimum wage did not keep up with the cost of living was lengthy and the economy is still struggling to catch up.
That would be a false accusation. Illegal immigrants usually don’t get an education any higher than the 2nd grade so they don’t have any job skills. So the improvise and take up jobs such as waitressing, migrant working, cashiers and housekeeping. They accept low-wage job, back-breaking work that Americans don’t like to take because of all the work that the jobs require you to do. If all the illegal immigrants were to be shipped back to their home country most places in America would be left with no employees and a lot of businesses would close.
They tend to drop out of school at around age 15 in order to help raise younger siblings, and sometimes their own child. They have no encouragement in the home to continue their education and are forced to work in poor paying jobs or as migrant workers. Those that get the opportunity to get their GED and continue to get a college education tend to be insecure and shy because their language skills are not at the same level as that were fortunate to receive a continuously good education. Most, not all, tend to get depressed, stressed, and overwhelmed, and some tend to once again dropout because they have no support. Those that get lucky and have a support group tent to make it to the end in order to receive their diploma or certificate and attain a better paying job.
Most undocumented parents have limited time with their children because they are working long hours and shifts in order to provide for their families. Most undocumented immigrant parents feel tremendously isolated and do not have the confidence to ask for help from the government; like food stamps or Medicaid. As a result, they do not receive the same help as other U.S citizens. “Section 245(I) last came into effect over a decade ago and basically says that if a person has a labor certification or visa petition filed in their behalf on or before April 30, 2001 and they were physically present in the United States on December 21, 2000 then they would be grandfathered under this law and so long as