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>> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train from brooklyn to chinatown. puts on his uniform and spends the day navigating a crowded restaurant. >> enjoy. >> from his first job as a bus boy, vincent has worked his way up. now a waiter at another restaurant he has regular hours and earns a little under $30,000 a year. its progress but still a far cry from the life hed imagined. its been 16 years since you first c...

Uni union. >> a helper, general helper, bus boy. they can call the restaurant to decide whether theyre going call me or not. i mean, wow. >> reporter: with few other options and deeply in debt from the journey here, vincent sound the same as one of those past por notes. i got one day off, and edid pass some money but its not enough. >> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train

They can call the employer to ask if the job is still available to decide whether theyre going to hire me or not. >> its so interesting all these 318, 606, 812, 724. i mean, wow. with few other options and deeply in debt from the journey here, vincent took a job on one of those post-it notes. >> the best i can find is a bus boy job. i had to work 12 hours a day. i got one day off. and i did send back some money, but its not enough. >> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes ...

They can call the employer to ask if the job is still available to decide whether theyre going to hire me or not. >> its so interesting all these 318, 606, 812, 724. i mean, wow. with few other options and deeply in debt from the journey here, vincent took a job on one of those post-it notes. >> the best i can find is a bus boy job. i had to work 12 hours a day. i got one day off. and i did send back some money, but its not enough. >> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes ...

Kitchen helper. general helper. bus boy. the job is still available. to decide whether they will hire me or not. >> signing all these 318, 724, wow. with few other options and deeply in debt from the journey here vincent took a job on one of those post-it notes. >> the best i can find is a bus boy job. i had to work 12 hours a day. i got one day off. and i did earn some money but its not enough. >> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes still trying to dig himself out. ever...

30 , 616, 318, 6724, wow. with few other options and deeply in debt from the journey here vincent took a job on one of those post-it notes. >> the best i can find is a bus boy job. i had to work 12 hours a day. i got one day off. and i did earn some money but its not enough. >> its been 16 years since vincent first got here and today hes still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train from brooklyn to chinatown. puts on his uniform. and spends the day navigating a crowded resta...