New York City has scrambled to provide food, clothing, and shelter for the thousands of migrants and asylum-seekers who have come since the spring. Still, employment is the persistent missing link, some migrants say.
Barry Williams / New York Daily News / TNS via Getty ImagesMigrants who have been bused to New York City in the thousands are finding themselves in a fruitless hunt for work while they try to build lives in the United States.
But Mateus, who is among the more than 21,400 migrants and asylum-seekers who have come to New York since the spring, remains barred from employment by federal policy. These people are part of a wave of new arrivalsMateus and his friends made their way to the southern border after fleeing political instability and economic collapse in their home country.
Last month, he and his family gathered outside the hotel to receive children's clothing from volunteers. The hotel is a few blocks from the bus station where the migrants have been arriving. Asylum-seekers cannot apply to receive work authorization until 150 days after submitting their applications and are ineligible to be granted work permits. Many other migrants won’t be eligible for work permits at all.
“Clearly, we need national immigration policies. You can’t have individuals come to a country and cannot work for six months when they’re capable to do so and we have an employee shortage in many places,”“I believe that we are going to manage those who are here, not only to give them a place to sleep, but education, food, clothing and all the things we do for everyday New Yorkers who are in need of city services.
Ilze Thielmann, the director of Team TLC NYC, has been part of the volunteers greeting the migrants and helping them navigate their immediate needs since they began arriving months ago.
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