‘Nobody Wants to Come’: What if the U.S. Can No Longer Attract Immigrant Physicians?

‘Nobody wants to come’: What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.

“Nobody Wants to Come”: What If the U.S. Can No Longer Attract Immigrants?

OP-ED—For over a century, the United States has been known as the land of opportunity—a place where people from all corners of the globe have sought refuge, a fresh start, or a chance to build a better life. Immigrants have fueled everything from technological innovation to cultural enrichment to economic growth. But what happens if that magnet no longer works? Across recent years, signs have been emerging that the U.S. is losing its appeal to m…

How immigrant physicians solved a U.S. crisis

Adapted from The Care of Foreigners: How Immigrant Physicians Changed US Healthcare. Copyright 2025. Published with permission of Johns Hopkins University Press. In the decades following the passage of the Hart-Celler Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, the face of American medicine irrevocably changed. This bill expedited the rapid entry of physicians from post-colonial Asian Read more… How immigrant physicians solved a U.S. crisis origina…

‘Nobody wants to come’: What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Maria Fabrizio for NPR Michael Liu grew up in Toronto, Canada, then moved to the U.S. for college and medical school because, to him, America was the premiere destination for fulfilling his aspirations to become a physician and researcher. “You know, in chase of the American Dream, and understanding all the opportunities — that was such a draw for me,” says Liu, who attended Harvard University. He is now 28 and has deep personal and professional…