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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”.
City data shows over 116,000 migrants have flocked to the Big Apple since last spring and most are making ends meet working in the illegal underground economy — many while still living rent-free at taxpayer-funded hotels and shelters, as the New York Post exclusively revealed.
This poses a problem for more established migrants who have been working cash-in-hand for years.
They say newcomers accept next-to-nothing for work such as painting and concreting, driving down their own earning potential.
nypost.com
The minimum wage in NY is $15 per hour. I am going to play the odds and suggest that these illegal immigrants are not getting paid $15 per hour for their efforts.
Yet New Yorkers are ignoring the minimum wage.
The same individuals harking to raise the minimum wage are in support of illegal activities that negate its application.
City data shows over 116,000 migrants have flocked to the Big Apple since last spring and most are making ends meet working in the illegal underground economy — many while still living rent-free at taxpayer-funded hotels and shelters, as the New York Post exclusively revealed.
This poses a problem for more established migrants who have been working cash-in-hand for years.
They say newcomers accept next-to-nothing for work such as painting and concreting, driving down their own earning potential.

Exclusive | Longstanding NYC migrants pushed out of jobs by newcomers: ‘Get the f—k out of here’
Longtime undocumented migrants say newcomers accept next-to-nothing for work such as painting and concreting, driving down their own earning potential.

The minimum wage in NY is $15 per hour. I am going to play the odds and suggest that these illegal immigrants are not getting paid $15 per hour for their efforts.
Yet New Yorkers are ignoring the minimum wage.
The same individuals harking to raise the minimum wage are in support of illegal activities that negate its application.