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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump just stopped all of the J1 visas for 6,653 medical residents slated to start in the US July 1st [View all]
If the Administration does not go forward with this, we will see huge effects on healthcare and taxpayers will be affected.
Contact your lawmakers, the State Department and your doctors/AMA.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-scheduling-new-student-visa-appointments-2025-05-27/
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Trump just stopped all of the J1 visas for 6,653 medical residents slated to start in the US July 1st [View all]
live love laugh
May 2025
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Our existing doctors are fleeing to Canada while medical payment systems
live love laugh
May 2025
#4
If a foreign enemy did all this damage to our country we would drop nukes on them.
Irish_Dem
May 2025
#3
Maybe the military industrial complex can whip one up for us. 10K gold color of course.
Irish_Dem
May 2025
#11
According to article and other articles, it appears he is haulting INTERVIEWS for foreign doctors until they revise
Silent Type
May 2025
#6
People had that perception because they were GIVEN that perception, because it was useful propaganda
lostnfound
May 2025
#17
Who needs real doctors when we can count on Dr. Trump (drink Bleach) and Dr. Bobby Kennedy the Younger
Ping Tung
May 2025
#12
43,000 annual resident openings, if I found the right number -- so this is about 15% nt
lostnfound
May 2025
#19
That link is about all student VISAS, not medical student VISAS. Is this the link you meant to include? nt
pnwmom
May 2025
#21
The J1 visa is for students including medical residents so the article does apply.
live love laugh
May 2025
#29