A new report released recently indicates that immigrant parents who are forced to sell candy or fruit at food stations subway or parks with their children, they do so out of necessity and in most cases, due to a lack of access to child care.
It is the result of a new survey and in Diálogo con la Comunidad we talked about this with Mónica Sibri, co-founder of Algún Día, one of the organizations in charge of the survey.
1. Monica, the report shows that the biggest obstacle for families who have recently arrived in New York and who have to go out and sell candy to survive is the difficulty in accessing child care. Tell us more about this. Why does the lack of this service for these parents force them to have to work this way?
2. Something that caught our attention is that a large number of respondents affirm that they have to earn a living this way, taking their children with them, even though they already have a work permit. Why do you think this happens?
3. People who don’t understand our culture see these children on trains with their parents working, and there is a stigma that this is something common in our countries. What can you say about it?
4. Monica, what other barriers do these families face?
5. And then what do you propose as a solution?
6. What other initiatives could benefit these parents?
7. What will happen now that the children go on vacation?
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