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>> it's been 16 years since vincent first got here and today he's 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. it's progress but still a far cry from the life he'd imagined. it's been 16 years since you first came to america. you're still working in a restaurant.

Uni union. >> a helper, general helper, bus boy. they can call the restaurant to decide whether they're 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 it's not enough. >> it's been 16 years since vincent first got here and today he's 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 they're going to hire me or not. >> it's 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 it's not enough. >> it's been 16 years since vincent first got here and today he's still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train from brooklyn to chinatown. p...

They can call the employer to ask if the job is still available to decide whether they're going to hire me or not. >> it's 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 it's not enough. >> it's been 16 years since vincent first got here and today he's still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train from brooklyn to chinatown.

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 it's not enough. >> it's been 16 years since vincent first got here and today he's still trying to dig himself out. every morning he catches a train from brooklyn to chinatown.