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Entry Ban Could Cause Doctor Shortages in Trump Territory, New Research Finds

The following article by Sam Petulla was posted on the NBC News website March 7, 2017:

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President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending entry to the U.S. by people from six Muslim-majority nations could reduce the number of doctors in areas with high percentages of Trump supporters, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School and MIT.

Swaths of Appalachia and the Rust Belt could be disproportionately affected, the researchers who analyzed data about physicians in the United States found.

President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending entry to the U.S. by people from six Muslim-majority nations could reduce the number of doctors in areas with high percentages of Trump supporters, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School and MIT. Continue reading “Entry Ban Could Cause Doctor Shortages in Trump Territory, New Research Finds”

Tourist areas fear a worker shortage under visa rules

The following article by Deirdre Fernandes was posted on the Boston Globe website March 7, 2017:

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Jorge Ayala is an H-2B worker at the Stratton Mountain Club.

Every spring, thousands of workers from Jamaica, the Philippines, and Mexico flood into New England, providing the backbone of the region’s summer economy. They wash dishes in clam shacks on the Cape, clean hotel rooms in Bar Harbor, Maine, and mow lawns from Rhode Island to New Hampshire.

But changes to the seasonal worker visa program, a logjam in the federal approval process, and the Trump administration’s sharp rhetoric about immigration have business owners across the region worried that they won’t be able to hire enough workers.

“We’re all fearful, based on personnel changes on the federal level, that they’re going to process applications less favorably,” said Sam Bradford, chief financial officer of Mac’s Seafood in Wellfleet. “Without this program, the tourism industry implodes.” Continue reading “Tourist areas fear a worker shortage under visa rules”

Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it’s here to stay

The following article by Jennifer Van Hook and Barrett Lee was posted on the Conversation website February 20, 2017:

Racial and ethnic diversity is no longer confined to big cities and the east and west coasts of the United States.

In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, racially and ethnically diverse metropolitan areas were more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton. Whiter metro and rural areas supported Donald Trump. This pattern reinforced the stereotype of “white rural” versus “minority urban” areas.

However, our research shows that the populations of communities throughout the nation are being transformed. The share of racial and ethnic minorities is increasing rapidly and irreversibly. These changes will have major impacts on the economy, social cohesion, education and other important parts of American life. Continue reading “Diversity is on the rise in urban and rural communities, and it’s here to stay”

‘Why let ’em in?’ Understanding Bannon’s worldview and the policies that follow.

The following article by Frances Stead Sellers and David A. Fahrenthold was posted on the Washington Post website January 31, 2017:

Stephen K. Bannon walks in before a listening session with cybersecurity experts in the Roosevelt Room in the White House on Tuesday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

In November 2015, Stephen K. Bannon — then the executive chairman of Breitbart News — was hosting a satellite radio show. His guest was Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), who opposed President Obama’s plan to resettle some Syrian refugees in the United States.

“We need to put a stop on refugees until we can vet,” Zinke said.

Bannon cut him off. Continue reading “‘Why let ’em in?’ Understanding Bannon’s worldview and the policies that follow.”

As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration

The following article by Brian Bennett was posted on the LA Times website January 19, 2017:

Aides are clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to take the first steps toward transforming the immigration system as soon as he takes office Friday, fulfilling a major campaign pledge while deepening the fears of immigration advocates about what’s to come.

Gone will be the temporary protections of the final Obama years for people in the country illegally. In their place, expect to see images on the evening news of workplace raids as Trump sends a message that he is wasting no time on his promised crackdown. Continue reading “As soon as he is inaugurated, Trump will move to clamp down on immigration”