The lawmakers’ investigation found that terminating TPS would “exacerbate” shortages in the health care workforce, limit high-quality care, and “endanger patients,” the report says.
Three Massachusetts politicians issued a report Tuesday examining the potential repercussions for the United States health care system if the Trump administration ends humanitarian protections for Haitian immigrants.
As Haitian immigrants make up a significant portion of the health care workforce, the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) would have a substantial impact on the sector, the lawmakers wrote in the report.
The report comes as many await a Supreme Court decision that will determine if the administration can legally dismantle TPS, a program designed to prevent the deportation of individuals from nations struggling with environmental disasters, armed conflict, or other extraordinary conditions.
In Massachusetts alone, ending TPS for Haitians would impact roughly 45,000 residents who depend on the program to live and work in the U.S.
The 10-page report, titled “Care in Crisis: The Healthcare Workforce Consequences of Ending Haitian TPS,” was authored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Sen. Ed Markey. They wrote that terminating TPS would “exacerbate” shortages in the health care workforce, limit high-quality care, and “endanger patients.”
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