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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Trump gutting protected status for immigrants will strain US healthcare, Democrats warn

people hold signs that read 'solidarity' and 'defend temporary protected status'
Supporters of temporary protected status immigrants rally in San Francisco on 12 March 2018. Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP

The US healthcare system faces a “perfect storm”, more than 100 members of Congress warn today, as Donald Trump’s administration risks exacerbating pressure on its workforce by stripping nearly one million US immigrants of work authorization and legal protection.

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has granted about 570,000 US workers protection from deportation, as their home countries are regarded as dangerous, due to factors like war and natural disaster.

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