Asylum seekers who arrived before the end of July – about 472,000 – will now be able to legally live and work in the US
and request asylum, ending up in cities to go through the legal process where civic resources get stretched and yet they are not eligible for permission to work and also have relatively few established community contacts.
“I came here to work, to give my family something better, and you start with the small steps. First you crawl, then you walk, and then run,” Godoy, 34, said. He has not been able to get a job since he arrived in the US. “We’re not coming here because it’s pretty, we’re coming here to make a decent living … Having permission to work, without worrying about getting deported, is lending us a helping hand.
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