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live love laugh

(16,174 posts)
Thu May 29, 2025, 06:28 PM May 2025

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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He wants to kill us all Mossfern May 2025 #1
Our existing doctors are fleeing to Canada while medical payment systems live love laugh May 2025 #4
It's as though they want to return to the good old days... ananda May 2025 #16
Get-er-dun! rubbersole May 2025 #26
The sooner everyone realizes that, the better. dchill May 2025 #7
Oh dear god. nolabear May 2025 #2
If a foreign enemy did all this damage to our country we would drop nukes on them. Irish_Dem May 2025 #3
Sad but true BeerBarrelPolka May 2025 #5
Are there toilet-sized nukes? tinrobot May 2025 #10
Maybe the military industrial complex can whip one up for us. 10K gold color of course. Irish_Dem May 2025 #11
It would certainly be seen as hostile. nolabear May 2025 #13
Yes we took it all for granted here in the US. Irish_Dem May 2025 #18
Trump and the Republicans are the enemy. hadEnuf May 2025 #28
I wish bdamomma May 2025 #32
According to article and other articles, it appears he is haulting INTERVIEWS for foreign doctors until they revise Silent Type May 2025 #6
"the vetting of social media" Martin Eden May 2025 #36
You give him an foot, he takes a mile In It to Win It May 2025 #8
People had that perception because they were GIVEN that perception, because it was useful propaganda lostnfound May 2025 #17
Well as a victim of the brain drain malaise May 2025 #9
Who needs real doctors when we can count on Dr. Trump (drink Bleach) and Dr. Bobby Kennedy the Younger Ping Tung May 2025 #12
And yet he wants tons more H1B? visas DENVERPOPS May 2025 #14
words fail barbtries May 2025 #15
43,000 annual resident openings, if I found the right number -- so this is about 15% nt lostnfound May 2025 #19
The J1 is only for foreign nationals. dhol82 May 2025 #20
That link is about all student VISAS, not medical student VISAS. Is this the link you meant to include? nt pnwmom May 2025 #21
No let me find the right one thanks. live love laugh May 2025 #22
The J1 visa is for students including medical residents so the article does apply. live love laugh May 2025 #29
Yes, medical residents are a subset of those visa holders. But I don't see the number 6653 medical residents. pnwmom May 2025 #34
... live love laugh May 2025 #35
A truly demonic move, denying good health care for hundreds of thousands. Martin68 May 2025 #23
He is a madman. madaboutharry May 2025 #24
Let's bdamomma May 2025 #33
He's making kim look good Marthe48 May 2025 #25
Putin has a smile on his face. Festivito May 2025 #27
These kind of decisions are the ones that JMCKUSICK May 2025 #30
Obviously, we have plenty of doctors, now and in the future. Norrrm May 2025 #31
What a POS. raccoon May 2025 #37
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