Migrant moms selling candy on NYC subways to survive

FOX 5 New York
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Published 2024-07-08
It's become a common sight on the subways, to get approached by someone selling candy. Many of them are actually migrant mothers who carry their babies on their backs. FOX 5 NY’s Jessica Formoso shows us these young women feel they have no other option, but to make a living this way.

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All Comments (21)
  • @lotusblossom44
    Isn't this welfare fraud? Getting paid while collecting benefits
  • @albertorm799
    They could’ve sold candy and fruit in their native country
  • @katiel.5568
    What about the free cell phones, free shelter, free debit cards, and Medicaid?
  • @Gio-vf1zf
    Stop the BS propaganda each child is a government monthly paycheck!!!! They have more money than us.
  • @ofeliaalvarado7874
    This people about 80 percent are scammers, they used the children so you feel sorry and give them money do not fall for that.
  • @kobyschechter8163
    DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM. What they’re doing is NOT REGULATED in any way whatsoever. You do not know where these fruit cups are coming from and this can lead to food poisoning.
  • @Dee-ye2dk
    Meanwhile there are 70k homeless veterans in America who don’t get the luxury provided by NYC. Let’s not forget homeless Americans either
  • @tash_tash711cr6
    This is really disrespectful that we are here listening to illegal immigrants struggle story...seriously how long people struggling been selling candy on the damn trains now ?! But because its migrants its a story . Please stop it.
  • @zzzz-sf5lr
    Good thing they don't need a permit like the rest of us 😅 now that is privilege!!!!
  • @richardkraus4267
    What are we supposed to do? Feel sorry and pay more taxes? So they could live better than the homeless citizens and vets that serve our country and are threaten unfairly and deserve more?
  • @Slashed888
    Selling us our own $10k EBT debit cards back to us while they enjoy free housing, meals, and iPhones, shameful!
  • @sharonreilly2202
    They're sending all extra cash back home. They already get housing, I phones, healthcare, debit cards, education, lawyers all free!!
  • @chadsmith5045
    I've seen black children do this for years. Some receiving civil penalties and even gone to jail. Where were the people advocating for them. I seen whole news stories demonizing them. Here you have people breaking the law. Wow. Have times changed.
  • @Max-mj4bc
    They were giving tickets and arresting "other" kids that were selling candy on the train but they allow these people to sell no problem.
  • @Coffee240
    Miss using the food card, buying and selling for money, should be jail.
  • @AllenM.Ponsen
    I've seen this scam many times they use foodstamps to stock up their vendors shameful