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Feb 1, 2005
Retrogression Update

Rep. Lantos Introduces Bill to End Retrogression

Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA) introduced a bill to relieve the nation’s nursing shortage by allotting unused visas to qualified nurses from the Philippines, India and China, thereby circumventing a backlog in visa processing.  Blue Heron strongly supports the adoption of this proposal as a short-term fix to retrogression.  Five other House members have signed as co-sponsors of the legislation.

For more information, see the following article:
http://lantos.house.gov/hor/ca12/home.htm

AHA: Congress Must Act to End Retrogression

In a letter to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, American Hospital Association Executive Vice President Rick Pollack urged Congress to move quickly to re-open the flow of foreign RNs into this country.  "The change in immigration processing threatens to needlessly exacerbate [the nation's nursing shortage]," Pollack said.

For more information, see the following article:
http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews/hospitalconnect/search/article.jsp?
dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsArticle/data/AHA_News_050110_Clampdown&domain=AHANEWS

Click here to read the full text of AHA President Rick Pollack's letter to Congress.

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