Between 1982 and 2008, our law firm immigrated over 10,000 foreign-born registered nurses to the US. It was estimated that by 2020, there would be a shortage of over one million RNs in the US.
Then, in the Fall of 2008, the economy of the US sank. Suddenly, the demand for nurses among the 100+ health care providers that we represent stopped abruptly.
Fast forward to 2015. One of our clients, a major national chain of hospitals, told us that they needed to hire over 500 nurses. Since that time, we have again immigrated large numbers of foreign-born RNs to the US at the request of dozens of other health care providers.
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- The Nursing Shortage: It’s Complicated (2-28-17)
- The US is on the Verge of a Major Nursing Shortage (2-03-16)
- Nursing Crisis Looms as Baby Boomers Age (12-22-09)
- How the Reluctance to Embrace Immigrant Nurses is Mortally Wounding the US Healthcare System (7-14-09)
- Wait for Foreign-Born Nurses is Getting Longer (3-16-09)
- Deadly Consequences : The Hidden Impact Of America’s Nursing Shortage – National Foundation for American Policy (September 2007)
- The Point System’s Impact on Foreign Nurses and Other Potential Immigrants – National Foundation for American Policy (June 2007)
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Carl Shusterman
Carl Shusterman served as an INS Trial Attorney (1976-82) before opening a firm specializing exclusively in US immigration law. He is a Certified Specialist in Immigration Law who has testified as an expert witness before the US Senate Immigration Subcommittee. Carl was featured in the February 2018 edition of SuperLawyers Magazine.
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