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The number of children being employed illegally has been steadily growing, with a 69% increase since 2018. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor found that 835 companies were employing about 3,800 children in violation of labor laws. It’s in all 50 states. It’s in factories, agriculture, child, domestic, household, labor, construction, you name it. It’s there in your community. This seems to widespread to me to attribute it to human trafficking, some of this has to be caused by children wanting to work. Should the government stop kids from working in hazardous conditions if it is something that they want to do?

Californians are purchasing guard dogs to protect them from crime. Some say that this is because they are worried about the legal consequences of carrying guns. I remember that this was really common in Ukraine. Is it better for society to arm themselves with dogs instead of guns for protection? Is it better for people to use dogs for protection rather than expecting the police to prevent crime?

Fewer people attended CPAC (The annual Conservative Political Action Conference) this year, and those who attended are strongly pro-Trump and are from the populist wing of the Republican Party. It used to be a place where everyone from the party would get together and strategize, but mainstream Republicans are staying away. Is this a microcosm of what is happening at Republican gatherings across the nation? When is the last time any of us went to a party meeting? If so, what does that mean for the future of the Republican Party?

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Right now Idaho does not allow undocumented immigrants to get a driver’s license. A bill is currently being debated that would change that. Opponents of the bill say that allowing undocumented immigrants to get a license is rewarding bad behavior. Entering the country illegally is a misdemeanor offense. There is no other misdemeanor for which society imposes a penalty with a life sentence, is it wrong for states to pass laws that force undocumented immigrants into a second-class status for the rest of their lives?