Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of Trump's visa ban

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Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors — because of Trump’s visa ban
Doctors treating coronavirus patients were supposed to be allowed into the U.S. But hundreds of young doctors have their visas put on hold indefinitely.
ProPublica
by Dara Lind July 17, 6 a.m. EDT

Read it here: https://www.propublica.org/article/hospitals-are-suddenly-short-of-young-doctors-because-of-trumps-visa-ban?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature

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As hospitals across the United States brace for a difficult six months — with the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic still raging and concerns about a second wave in the fall — some are acutely short-staffed because of an ill-timed change to immigration policy and its inconsistent implementation.

A proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on June 22, barring the entry of most immigrants on work visas, came right as hospitals were expecting a new class of medical residents. Hundreds of young doctors were unable to start their residencies on time.

Trump’s order included the H1-B visa for highly skilled workers, which is used by some practicing doctors abroad who get U.S. residency slots. The proclamation stated that doctors “involved with the provision of medical care to individuals who have contracted COVID-19 and are currently hospitalized” should be exempt from the ban, but it delegated the issuing of guidance to the departments of State and Homeland Security. That guidance has been slow and inconsistent.

This problem will greatly increase stress on older, more experienced doctors, many of which are probably already stressed beyond their physical, mental and emotional limits.

Trump and the GOP simply cannot govern and their sloppy election-driven knee-jerk policies are killing people in dozens of ways every day.

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1. This is a few years old but so true:

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Ain't it funny how one mans terrorist is another mans cardiologist? #NoMuslimBan #TeamDl

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2. DAMN...