To the editor: Thanks for operating the piece by visitor contributor Bedassa Tadesse in regards to the very important position that immigrants play in healthcare (“U.S. wants immigrants to maintain the healthcare workforce,” Dec. 17). As an octogenarian who’s had a number of joint replacements, with a consequent want for time in a rehab, I’ve been struck by how a lot I owe to immigrants and the way arduous they work. In some cases, employees had been required to place in 16-hour days so as to hold a facility staffed. The very last thing we have to do is to create a hostile setting for them.
It’s crucial to repair the system in order that labor pressure wants might be met and folks can really feel safe as they go about their every day lives.
Glenna Matthews, Laguna Seashore
