Posted on 01/04/2024 5:49:28 PM PST by algore
Migrants who spent their life savings traveling from Africa to NYC have complained that they have been sold a dream by Hollywood - but the Big Apple is not what they expected.
Hundreds of homeless expats, mostly young and middle-aged African men, were waiting in line outside a church on East 7th Street in Manhattan's East Village on Thursday, hoping to find a place to sleep.
Among them was Landry, 40, from Congo, who told DailyMail.com he spent his life savings of $9,000 traveling to the US, taking the difficult decision to leave his wife and 14-year-old son behind four months ago.
The military veteran had been hoping to land a job in construction but he's been unable to find work in the city and ended up sleeping on the streets in sub-zero temperatures after shelters ran out of space.
Conditions in Congo were 'terrible' according to Landry, with frequent fights between ethnic groups and oppressive laws - but he said life in the Big Apple has been 'even worse.'
'It's like prison here,' he said, speaking in French. 'It's negligence. We have no access to food, toilets, or anything. Animals live better here - pets in the street are treated better than us.
'The UN building is right there to talk about the problems around the world but look at all this on the doorstep... desperation and lack of services.'
'We were sold a dream in Hollywood films and TV, but the reality of life in New York City is not like the movies,' he said, adding that he had been bussed over from California.
Landry said: 'I cry and think, why did I do this? But it's too late. I spent my life savings coming here and now I can't get a job. What can I do?'
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You can die.
The UN building is right there to talk about the problems around the world but look at all this on the doorstep... desperation and lack of services.
Here’s an Idea let’s kick out all of the foreign diplomats from the UN and turn the building into immigrant housing.
Until President Trump is inaugurated and signs the order to return them all.
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Yes, he asked, “what can I do?”
ASK TO GO HOME. SOON. Take some of your travel buddies back with you.
I don’t begrudge people wanting to spoil their pets. That is THEIR CHOICE to have pets and spoil them. They did not CHOOSE to have all of the “migrants” foisted on them, expecting support, jobs, good food, lodging, health care, etc., etc.
Our side needs to set up NGOs that repatriat these fools. I would give that type of NGO money to to this.
Joe Biden and the Democrats tricked you into coming here for their own purposes.
They care less about you than anyone else.
Go home!
What was legal about what he did?
We cant allow that. We have wage suppression and inflation. We let him and 10 million others do that we will have a communist revolution. We will become the Congo.
If this guy wanted a job he needs to move to a small to medium size city where some company will hire him under the table for ridiculously low wages and if he's good at his job he'll be promoted in a few years or move to a better company. It's harsh. Illegal immigration is that way.
Why?
maybe we could make some movies and tv shows about being a hero in Ukraine.
then ask them if they wanted to go home, or be Ukranian hero
Asians vote Democrat over Republican 90:10. Sorry, Vietnamese are staunch Democrats.
Asians vote Democrat over Republican 90:10. Sorry, Vietnamese are staunch Democrats.
This why “MAY 25, 2023
Asian voters in the U.S. tend to be Democratic, but Vietnamese American voters are an exception”
There should be a basis for the things you claim.
The best solution is for them to go home, and in the future, do not watch anything perverted Hollywood produces. Seems pretty simple.
We’d like to know the names of the bastards who took your money when they sold you an “American Dream”. Sue the bastards, idiots.
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