""This result is very supportive of the value that foreign-born workers add to the health of our population. When you have an increase in immigration, you end up with more long-term care workers. It's additive, not substitutive.""
""Increased immigration leads to a net increase in the long-term care workforce rather than competition for a static number of openings. It doesn't crowd out anyone's jobs, and it doesn't appear to lower wages at all.""
Research indicates that adding 1,000 immigrants to a metropolitan area reduces elderly mortality by about 10 deaths. This is attributed to the influx of foreign-born healthcare workers amid a critical shortage. The study shows that this immigration results in a net increase of 142 healthcare workers, particularly in long-term care. Foreign-born workers do not displace native workers and do not depress wages, supporting the notion that immigration enhances the healthcare workforce rather than competing for limited jobs.
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