(LKL) IMMIGRATION CHANGES MAY LEAVE SENIORS WITHOUT CARE

Immigration enforcement is a top priority for President Trump, and new policy changes could further strain an already struggling healthcare system. While immigrants make up 17% of the total U.S. labor force, they comprise 31% of the home care workforce, 21% of the residential care aide workforce, 21% of the nursing assistant workforce, and 30.3% of the nursing home housekeeping and maintenance workforce, according to industry data. The Department of Homeland Security recently made the decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for immigrants from multiple countries, including Honduras, Nepal, and Haiti. Cuts to the TPS program are likely to be acutely felt by the seniors who rely on immigrant nurses for home care and for patients of all ages at hospitals across the country. Correspondent Leigh Waldman has all the latest in a 3pE PKG with FREE custom talkbacks from New York City.