A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced similar measures.
Family values to these people is the right for a man to own a woman and for them both to own indentured servants. It makes exploitation sting less if you can be the “king of the castle” at home.