Now that I think about it raising the minimum would increase the demand for illegal labor.
Yup...
I have always been an advocate of a two tier system...16 to 19...no minimum wage for 90 days...pay what the market will bear....
Depending on the local economic conditions and locations it will vary greatly...
That will put lots of kids to work and start learning the value of a labor dollar...
20 and up...indexed to local minimum wages for 90 days...