THREAD: 29,000 DACA recipients are healthcare workers, many helping #COVID19 patients. All could be deported if Trump prevails in Supreme Court
It& #39;s just one of his immigration policies that create shortage of doctors, nurses, aides to fight #COVID19. 1/7 https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/dreamers-risk-lives-on-pandemics-front-lines-while-they-await-court-ruling/2020/04/11/d34a7b58-76c4-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigrati...
It& #39;s just one of his immigration policies that create shortage of doctors, nurses, aides to fight #COVID19. 1/7 https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/dreamers-risk-lives-on-pandemics-front-lines-while-they-await-court-ruling/2020/04/11/d34a7b58-76c4-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigrati...
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/...
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...
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...
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...
U.S. hospitals also lack qualified nurses. Under Trump, new red tape requirements are preventing foreign nurses from coming to the U.S. where they& #39;re desperately need to care for #COVID19 patients. 5/7 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-28/trump-rules-bar-thousands-of-foreign-nurses-willing-to-help-u-s">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
#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...
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...
To make things worse, visa services are now suspended. Thousands of foreign medical professionals are in immigration limbo. They& #39;re putting their lives on the line to treat #COVID19 patients while facing the prospect of leaving U.S.
We can do better.
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We can do better.
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