New-York

Hi my name is Sandy. I live in Cottbus, East-Germany former GDR. My parents are dead now. They were persecuted from the GDR-dictatorship from 1970-1989. My mother died this month, she had cancer, my father died last year he was an alcoholic. I am out of work now here in Cottbus. Can anyone help me? Can I immigrate to New-York to start a new life? What papers do I need? Where can I work? My englisch is not so good.