Barred by federal policy from obtaining legal work permits for at least six months, and likely indefinitely, many of the more than 21,000 recently arrived asylum seekers in New York have been struggling to find work in the city’s limited under-the-table job market, according to the job seekers, advocates, and elected officials fielding their calls.

Reporter Arya Sundaram of the newsroom's Race and Justice Unit has the story on what they're up against.