The economy is a mixed bag, but looks like it will continue to have moderate growth in the near term, which is good news as many thought we'd be in a recession by now. Home sales are the slowest since 1995, but other indicators and consumer confidence is strong.
I don't deny this is an issue, but the largest issue we are facing as population decline. Birth rate has been below the replacement rate since the 70s. It is anticipated we'll start seeing effects as baby boomers die off. We need immigration, but it should be in a controlled manner.This is still the biggest issue we have going on in the US right now.
The migrant crisis. This is not about race, its about resources, which we do not have to handle this problem.
I have been talking about low income housing for over a year, on this board but I'm going to expand on another limited resource...
Doctors and medical resources. Lets see what's happening in Denver:
Denver hospital system may collapse due to migrant crisis: 'We are turning down patients'
A Denver hospital system told the city Monday it faces unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing migrant crisis.wpde.com
"Eight-thousand migrants from Central America accounted for approximately 20,000 visits in 2023. Denver Health asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funds for immigrants’ medical costs. The state and federal governments aren’t reimbursing the hospital, which spent $136 million for patients who didn't pay."
20,00 visits in 2023 were from migrants. $136 million spent on services for patients who didn't pay... we can't even properly care for Americans.
So how many people came over the border this year? 3.2 million
How many doctors are needed for 3.2 million? 8,000 (2.5 per 1000 source https://data.oecd.org/healthres/doctors.htm#indicator-chart)
How many new doctors enter residency per year? Around 40k (https://www.vox.com/22989930/residency-match-day-physician-doctor-shortage-pandemic-medical-school)
How many doctors left the work force? 117,000 in 2021. Within 5 years they are estimating a deficit of doctors to be around 140,000. 5 more years of this volume of migrant, this country will need to add another 40,000 doctors.
Pausing the border crossings is needed.
So just throwing money at an issue will solve it? Just like throwing money at student loans will solve the issue. It’s a limited bandaid solution.
Legit? Is this subjective by each judge? So if the right is in power and sends right wing judges in so they can shut everyone out and if the left is in power they can send more liberal judges to let more people in? This is what is happening right now. Biden has let in more immigrants than the last 2 administrations combined.
Where? As I have posted before, we have no low income housing in America.
How many are allowed in? How fast? Again it’s not about bringing people in, we have a country that many foreigners want to come to. That’s not the issue. How can we support them?
Again the issue is not race. It’s resources. These blue cities are realizing it pretty quickly with just thousands of migrants getting dropped off there.
Trump says everyday “poisoning the nations blood”? Everyday?
I agree that immigration is the biggest issueThis is still the biggest issue we have going on in the US right now.
The migrant crisis. This is not about race, its about resources, which we do not have to handle this problem.
I have been talking about low income housing for over a year, on this board but I'm going to expand on another limited resource...
Doctors and medical resources. Lets see what's happening in Denver:
Denver hospital system may collapse due to migrant crisis: 'We are turning down patients'
A Denver hospital system told the city Monday it faces unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing migrant crisis.
"Eight-thousand migrants from Central America accounted for approximately 20,000 visits in 2023. Denver Health asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide funds for immigrants’ medical costs. The state and federal governments aren’t reimbursing the hospital, which spent $136 million for patients who didn't pay."
20,00 visits in 2023 were from migrants. $136 million spent on services for patients who didn't pay... we can't even properly care for Americans.
So how many people came over the border this year? 3.2 million
How many doctors are needed for 3.2 million? 8,000 (2.5 per 1000 source https://data.oecd.org/healthres/doctors.htm#indicator-chart)
How many new doctors enter residency per year? Around 40k (https://www.vox.com/22989930/residency-match-day-physician-doctor-shortage-pandemic-medical-school)
How many doctors left the work force? 117,000 in 2021. Within 5 years they are estimating a deficit of doctors to be around 140,000. 5 more years of this volume of migrant, this country will need to add another 40,000 doctors.
Pausing the border crossings is needed.
Completely agreed. I will never argue against the importance of immigration. Just needs to be controlled in real time with the need of the country.
Who is Rachel maddow?
www.cbsnews.com
Ya the local news was on the TV in the break room at work the other day and they were talking about the HPV virus.Not the best trend….
How fringe anti-science views infiltrated mainstream politics — and what it means in 2024
Opposition to vaccines and mainstream science has become politically charged, making dangerous misinformation harder to fight.
