NEW YORK, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Over the past two years, more than 250,000 migrant children have come alone to the United States, with thousands of them having ended up in punishing jobs across the country -- working overnight in slaughterhouses, replacing roofs, operating machinery in factories -- all in violation of child labor laws, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing a recent investigation.
"After the article's publication in February, the White House announced policy changes and a crackdown on companies that hire children. But all along, there were signs of the explosive growth of this labor force and warnings that the (Joe) Biden administration ignored or missed," noted the report.
