Immigrants make up 28% of long term healthcare facility employees. Over the years I’ve seen many of them work hard for low pay. Your neighbor’s nephew Jimmy is not going to watch over your grandmother’s medication schedule with as nearly as much care or compassion. Elderly care centers are already rife with understaffing and neglect in the U.S., and now it’s going to get worse. It’s like the Trump administration wants people to die.
Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Hits Senior Care Work Force
Nursing homes and home care agencies have lost workers as the Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections for migrants with temporary legal status.
nytimes.com