In a move some call an attempt to legalize “child slavery,” Florida lawmakers are reviving century-old labor laws to replace the undocumented workforce gutted by Trump’s mass deportations.

Florida’s Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee greenlit a hotly contested bill Tuesday that would let 14- and 15-year-olds work overnight—even on school nights. If passed, the law would gut existing protections, allowing teens to work past 11 p.m. and before 6:30 a.m. It goes further, too: home-schooled kids could be worked with zero-hour limits, and 16- and 17-year-olds would lose their right to meal breaks altogether.

“Teenagers used to work at these resorts, college students should be able to do this stuff,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said per Tampa Bay Times. “Why do we say we need to import foreigners, even import them illegally?”

“This bill disproportionately harms marginalized communities,” Kara Gross, legislative director at the ACLU of Florida, explained, noting that it puts added pressure on kids from underserved backgrounds to choose between their education or economic survival.

Now, digital pitchforks are coming out:

“What a pathetic country we are living in. In most countries, children go to classes to learn and play to grow. Here, we make them child slaves,” wrote one X user.

“MaKE ChiLD LaBoR gReaT aGaiN,” another user posted.

“You won’t believe what Florida is trying to do now,” wrote another.

“Lifting child labor laws to fill jobs vacated from deporting undocumented immigrants is one of the most batshit insane headlines I’ve ever had to read. And of fucking course it’s Florida,” another user added.

Child labor violations in Florida have nearly tripled in recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. That hasn’t stopped lawmakers. Just last year, Florida passed legislation allowing home-schooled teens to work unlimited hours. Now, the new bill is moving toward a full Senate vote.

As Florida doubles down, other GOP-led states are considering similar rollbacks of child labor protections. What comes next may reshape the nation’s understanding of youth labor rights—and who we allow to carry the weight of America’s low-wage economy.