Background: U.S. faces projected shortage of 122,000 doctors by 2032

Yet, Trump wants to make it harder for immigrants to come to U.S. That& #39;s a big problem because immigrants comprise 28% of doctors, 24% of nurses/aides, 50% of geriatric specialists. 2/7 https://www.vox.com/2017/2/1/14470746/trump-travel-ban-health-care-doctors">https://www.vox.com/2017/2/1/...
Trump& #39;s 2017 Muslim ban covered Syria and Iran, which are two of top 10 countries that supply doctors to U.S.

There are 7,000 doctors from countries covered by Trump& #39;s 2017 ban. These doctors provide a combined 14 million patient visits each year. 3/7 https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20170306.059026/full/">https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.137...
With Trump in office, fewer foreign medical grads are pursuing U.S. residency programs. Those that come here face visa rejections/delays that threaten their training

FYI: foreign medical grads are more likely to work in inner cities and rural areas. 4/7 https://time.com/5299488/international-medical-graduates/">https://time.com/5299488/i...
#COVID19 has highlighted need for experienced aides in nursing homes, where a quarter of direct-care workers are foreign-born.

35,000 aides are from countries where Trump has removed TPS status

11,000 are from countries covered by Muslim ban. 6/7 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/health/illegal-immigrants-caregivers.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/0...
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