Lacking E.M.T.s, an Aging Maine Turns to Immigrants

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE March 27, 2017 SOUTH PORTLAND, Me. — Jolly Ntirumenyerwa ran her fingers over the stethoscope that she had slung around her neck. It was a comforting connection to her career as a physician in her home country, the...

Rural Areas Brace for a Shortage of Doctors Due to Visa Policy

By MIRIAM JORDAN March 18, 2017 In Coudersport, Pa., a town in a mountainous region an hour’s drive from the nearest Walmart, Cole Memorial Hospital counts on two Jordanian physicians to keep its obstetrics unit open and is actively recruiting foreign...

Japan’s Foreign ‘Trainees’ Work in a Place Trump May Envy

By JONATHAN SOBLE February 10, 2017 GIFU, Japan — Liu Hongmei was fed up with her job at a Shanghai clothing factory, where she worked long hours for little pay. So three years ago, she quit to take a job in Japan. A garment factory there promised Ms....

California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers

A Republican stronghold in the Central Valley thought a promise to crack down on illegal immigrants was just talk. Now they’re alarmed that it isn’t.

Economic Scene: Restricting Immigration Would Make America Smaller, Not Greater

February 7, 2017 Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE President Trump will make America smaller. He may not be thinking in these terms. But as he barrels ahead with his promise to restrict immigration — barring people from some Muslim-majority countries, limiting work...

Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. February 6, 2017 The Trump administration has mounted a vigorous defense of its ban on travel from seven majority-Muslim nations, saying it is necessary to prevent terrorists from entering the United States. But the ban, now...