Immigrant Nurses

5 I have lurked on these message boards for a tad too long. i joined to add my voice.

You can imagine my utter surprise when i see a sudden sprouting of posts claiming that the root cause of the registered nursing problem is immigrants.

i took my undergrad/graduate level studies in the united states and i would constantly be told to 'go back where you came from, there are no jobs for you'

Do nurses think they are special? there are thousands of people immigrating in all the healthcare fields daily.

Immigration is a worldwide phenomenon.

the united states in not special. if they are to compete in the world economy (not that they are doing a great job of that anyway) they have to let a certain number of skilled workers migrate.

open your eyes.

these are not illegal immigrants jumping fences near texas.

these are skilled individuals with a bachelors degree/or higher in the same field that you are getting associates degrees in.

Education always wins.

raise you entry point to a BSN and then you can complain about people taking your jobs,


I still love your beautiful country and i cannot wait to visit on vacation,
Wow. I haven't seen any of the posts you mention, and you have every right to be upset. Some of the best, hardest working, most honest and conscientious nurses I've ever seen were immigrants. Whenever I hear people slamming immigrants, I'm reminded of comedian Pat Paulsen who "ran" for president in the mid 1970's. His main answer to pretty much everything was "I believe all of Americas current problems can be blamed on the lax immigration policies of the Native Americans." Really puts it in perspective. If anybody complains about immigrants not speaking the language, I ask them how well they speak Navajo, Sioux, Penobscott, etc.Hope you'll forgive the asterisks in America and find the country as a whole to be good.

I see this thread being closed soon.....I'm sorry you've had such a bad experience.North Carolina is a great state to visit. We have great weather, gorgeous mountains and a beautiful coast. Any vacation here would be great.

the USA is special, that is why people want to come here.

Quote from englishhyacinththe united states in not special. if they are to compete in the world economy (not that they are doing a great job of that anyway) they have to let a certain number of skilled workers migrate.how can we when we keep sending the jobs overseas and importing worker's who will send the money overseas? raise you entry point to a bsn and then you can complain about people taking your jobs,good point.

I see threads of this naure all the time on these boards... Weather they complain about other cultures, complain about speaking other languages.. Or not being able to understand others accents, and feeling entitled and that other people should change... Lots of ignorance and covert racism. Thank you for your post

Ignorance = fluent at talking nonsense.Those who judge people by their nationality have never been to another country or have never read a book in their life. Is it so hard to see people as human beings ? Blood doesn't have a nationality.Can't stress this enough: All people living in USA are freaking immigrants, some are old and some are new immigrants. Just bc you were born in USA it doesn't change the fact that you are Italian, French, Irish, Indian etc. Your race, blood type, etc doesn't change. The true Americans are the American Indians

Quote from barbyannthe USA is special, that is why people want to come here.

Quote from barbyannthe USA is special, that is why people want to come here.

I think I caused a misunderstanding. I mentioned the language thing in defense of immigrants. I dislike the idea of an official language. It's variety that makes us strong as a people and a nation.

Quote from englishhyacinthi have lurked on these message boards for a tad too long. i joined to add my voice.you can imagine my utter surprise when i see a sudden sprouting of posts claiming that the root cause of the registered nursing problem is immigrants.i took my undergrad/graduate level studies in the united states and i would constantly be told to 'go back where you came from, there are no jobs for you'raise you entry point to a bsn and then you can complain about people taking your jobs,

Quote from dth ytrWow. I haven't seen any of the posts you mention, and you have every right to be upset. Some of the best, hardest working, most honest and conscientious nurses I've ever seen were immigrants. Whenever I hear people slamming immigrants, I'm reminded of comedian Pat Paulsen who "ran" for president in the mid 1970's. His main answer to pretty much everything was "I believe all of Americas current problems can be blamed on the lax immigration policies of the Native Americans." Really puts it in perspective. If anybody complains about immigrants not speaking the language, I ask them how well they speak Navajo, Sioux, Penobscot, etc.Hope you'll forgive the asterisks in America and find the country as a whole to be good.

Quote from healthstarCan't stress this enough: All people living in USA are freaking immigrants, some are old and some are new immigrants.