1. The US needs a lot more health care workers to deal with the crisis. Already 1/4 are immigrants ( https://bit.ly/2zjZwAc ),">https://bit.ly/2zjZwAc&q... and more are desperately needed. The "temporary" ban will make it harder to get the additional health professionals we need.
2. The US depends on migrant workers to secure our food supply. They work on farms, meat processing plants, food service, etc. ( https://bit.ly/3aqhsWA )">https://bit.ly/3aqhsWA&q... The "temporary" ban will make it harder to feed the country.
3. The US depends on immigrant teachers/professors and students to support the educational system. Universities will suffer greatly.
So why kill the goose the lays the golden eggs? Because of short-sighted, partisan politics. This is a cynical way to use "security" as a means of advancing an agenda of fear and xenohophia -- a perennial tactic of restrictionists who lack evidence to support their agenda.
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