Advances in Nursing Science
Volume 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-302

Exclusive inclusion: The violation of human rights and US immigration policy (Article)

Drevdahl D.J.* , Dorcy K.S.
  • a University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States, University of Washington Tacoma, Campus Box 358421, 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402, United States
  • b University of Washington Tacoma, Tacoma, WA, United States

Abstract

In this article, we examine US immigration policies relative to those who work as nurses and those who are manual/low-wage laborers. Recruiting foreign nurses from developing countries to alleviate the nursing shortage is a common practice. While specialized visas for these healthcare professionals facilitate the visa application and approval process, immigrants employed in low-wage positions are subjected to long waits for visas, workplace raids, and subsequent deportation. Selective assistance to some immigrants violates basic human rights and global expectations of justice. Moral and ethical frameworks need to guide US immigration policy. Copyright © 2007 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Author Keywords

Global rights and responsibilities Immigration reform Nursing shortage Laborers or workers Foreign nurses human rights Social justice Undocumented workers Immigration Public policy

Index Keywords

social justice Emigration and Immigration Nurses Foreign Professional Personnel nurse Article human rights United States foreign worker human Humans migration legal aspect
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-36248953694&doi=10.1097%2f01.ANS.0000300179.64101.81&partnerID=40&md5=27b5bc32b4aed18acb9cf03b3faf792a
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000300179.64101.81
ISSN: 01619268
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English