THREAD: As Trump issues a new threat to suspend immigration, let& #39;s remember that immigrants are on the front lines of treating #COVID19 patients

Immigrants make up 28% of doctors, 24% of nurses and home health aides, and 50% of geriatric specialists. 1/6 https://www.vox.com/2017/2/1/14470746/trump-travel-ban-health-care-doctors">https://www.vox.com/2017/2/1/...
Foreign-born doctors are more likely to work in underserved areas, such as inner cities and rural areas. In fact, these immigrant doctors make up a majority of the doctors in Detroit and Miami, two of the areas hardest hit by #COVID19. 2/6
#COVID19 highlights the 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 his Muslim ban. 4/6 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/02/health/illegal-immigrants-caregivers.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/0...
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