Over the last two years, more than 175,000 migrants have traveled hundreds of miles from the U.S. southern border to New York City.

But after crossing oceans and traversing continents to reach the U.S., migrants still face a precarious existence in New York City, and the city government, which is obligated to provide them shelter, is facing serious challenges. These challenges are forcing New York City government – leading a metropolis that has been defined by immigrants for more than two centuries — to rethink how it treats new arrivals to America.

The PBS NewsHour spoke to three experts tracking this issues to explore New York's successes and failures in providing housing to migrants, and how that has affected the cities newest residents.

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