I had considered that any crackdown on immigrants would affect the food supply – from farm workers to deliverymen – but was surprised by this:
Some of the earliest and lasting effects from President-elect Trump’s promised immigration crackdowns would be in home health and long-term care, both of which rely on a substantial number of foreign-born and undocumented workers.
Axios Vitals December 4
Paid caregivers often come from the immigrant population. Labor in the health care industry is already in short supply and stretched thin.
What they’re saying: “Immigration policy is long-term care policy,” said David Grabowski, a Harvard Medical School professor who’s chronicled how foreign-born workers filled key nursing home roles early in the pandemic.
Axios Vitals December 4
In New York and California, the estimate is that 40% of health care workers are foreign born; only about 6٪ are undocumented, but let’s face it, there’s a shortage of this kind of help.
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