The United States is facing a growing shortage of registered nurses as the baby boomer generation ages, increasing the demand for health care.

The freeze has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, as foreign nurses constitute about 15% of the U.S. nursing workforce. This is relatively few compared to 30% of nurses in the UK being foreign-born, but it could still have a significant effect on health care in the US.

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