Reply #25: Because of the nursing shortage [View All]

The US routinely recruits nurses from Canada, Phillipines, India, Africa and England and has done it for years.
Alot of times it is the issue of supply and demand. These countries had gluts of nurses in past years and not enough jobs for them and we didn't have enough--so they came over with great benefit packages, perks and living expenses sponsored by the hospitals that recruited them.
If you have ever been a patient in an inner city hospital then you know your chances of getting an American nurse is pretty slim.
I am sure now the glut has dried up and now these countries who have exported nurses for all these years need them to stay but cannot compete with the incentive packages offered in the U.S.
If these countries had gainfully employed the nurses in the first place then most would not have left their countries. Everyone has a right to make a living and support their families the best that they can.
That is the American way and does not reflect on the greed of the U.S. There are too many other issues that reflect on that--but IMHO, this is not one of them.