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Transcript/ScriptTITLE: RAW US NEWYORK MIGRATION VIDI33QG9GV
HEADLINE: Migrants from Western Africa sleep on the street in oversaturated New York
COMMENT: - Anonymous, migrant from Senegal
- Abdoullahi Diallo, migrant from Mauritania
KEYWORDS: Anonymous, Abdoullahi Diallo, USA, State of New York, New York
DESCRIPTION: In New York City, dozens of young men from West Africa, squeezed on the sidewalk, wait for days for shelter, in front of the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. The city is facing an unprecedented number of arrivals since the summer of 2022, as more than 90,000 migrants, mainly from Central and South America, have arrived in the Big Apple since April last year, stretching services to breaking point. "Last week I waited 3 days and they told me that the hotels were saturated", says a Senegalese man. New York's mayor has said the city has no more room for migrants, and that authorities will hand out flyers at the US border with Mexico encouraging them to go elsewhere. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
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SHOTLIST
NEW YORK, STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
AUGUST 1, 2023
SOURCE: AFPTV
IMAGES (01:09)
1. Wide shot migrants sleep on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
2. Mid shot migrants sleep on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
3. Wide shot migrants squeezed on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
4. Mid shot worker asking migrants to step back on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
5. Tracking shot worker handing food to migrants on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
6. Close-up worker handing food to migrants on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
7. Mid shot migrants waiting on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
8. Wide shot migrants waiting on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
9. Mid shot migrants waiting on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
10. Wide shot migrants waiting on the sidewalk in front of Roosevelt hotel
11. SOUNDBITE 1 - Anonymous, migrant from Senegal (male, 31 years old, French, 22 sec):
"I have friends who are in hotels, who have been directed here (to the Roosevelt Hotel), I was here last week, I did 3 days and they told me that hotels are saturated, now I went back to another place, it's after that I came back again to see if they have hotels so far or not."
"J’ai des amis qui sont dans les hôtels, qui ont été orientés par ici (l’hôtel Roosevelt), moi la semaine dernière j’étais venu ici, j’ai fait 3 jours et ils m’ont dit que les hôtels sont saturés, à présent je suis retourné dans un autre lieu, c’est après que je suis revenu encore pour voir est-ce qu’ils ont des hôtels jusqu’à présent ou pas."
12. SOUNDBITE 2 - Anonymous, migrant from Senegal (male, 31 years old, French, 13 sec):
"(Waiting) It's hard, it's really hard, because the work is slow, it takes 10 people and you wait for 4 hours, 6 hours and it takes another 10 people, that's slow."
"(D’attendre) C’est dur, c’est vraiment dur, parce que le travail c’est lent, il prend 10 personnes et tu attends pendant 4 heures, 6 heures et il prend encore 10 personnes, ça c’est lent."
13. SOUNDBITE 3 - Anonymous, migrant from Senegal (male, 31 years old, French, 19 sec):
"What we're seeing in Senegal, we've never seen before under the current president, Macky Sall: demonstrations, young people being killed like we've never seen, people whose property has been pillaged."
"Ce que nous voyons au Sénégal, on ne l’avait jamais vu dans le régime du président actuel Macky Sall: des manifestations, on tue des jeunes comme c’est pas possible, il y a des gens dont on a gaspillé leurs biens."
14. SOUNDBITE 4 - Abdoullahi Diallo, migrant from Mauritania (male, 25 years old, French, 15 sec):
"We've come, we've crossed a lot of countries to get here, we've suffered, we've suffered, we've come here because we trust this country, we trust the United States."
"On est arrivé, on a passé beaucoup de pays pour arriver là, on a souffert, on a souffert, on est venus ici parce qu’on a confiance en ce pays-là, on a confiance en les États-Unis."
15. SOUNDBITE 5 - Abdoullahi Diallo, migrant from Mauritania (male, 25 years old, French, 18 sec):
"The masked police (in Mexico, ed) took all our money. They go into your pockets, everything, everywhere to get the money out. He arrives masked to take your money, he took everything from us."
"La police masquée (au Mexique, ndlr), c’est elle qui nous a pris tout l’argent. Il sort dans tes poches, tout, partout pour sortir l’argent. Il arrive masqué pour prendre ton argent, il nous a pris tout."
16. SOUNDBITE 6 - Abdoullahi Diallo, migrant from Mauritania (male, 25 years old, French, 16 sec):
"We came to New York because we don't have a normal life at home, we're tired, even if you learn at school, even if you're old enough to work, you can't get a job."
"On est venus à New York parce qu’on a pas de vie normale chez nous, on est fatigués, même si tu apprends à l’école, même si tu as l’âge du travail, tu peux pas avoir un travail."
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