Longtime undocumented migrants say newcomers accept next-to-nothing for work such as painting and concreting, driving down their own earning potential.
Longtime migrant workers are disgruntled with new waves of arrivals to New York City who they say are undercutting them — claiming anyone hiring them should “get the f—k out of here”.
A tradesman known as “Parrow” who described himself as an “old timer” said he has been going to the Home Depot on Merrick Boulevard in Queens to pick up construction, plumbing and home improvement work for “20 plus years” but is now struggling.A group of migrants near the intersection of Fort Hamilton Parkway and 37th St. in Brooklyn at a gathering spot for day laborers on September 20, 2023.“If you can get the work cheaper you are going to use those guys.
“They are taking advantage of us because we don’t have our papers. I wouldn’t do it if I had my papers. I would have my own job in a company. Of 36 migrants who spoke to The Post this week, only one had applied for a work permit. Most said they were happy with the easier arrangement of working off the books.
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