00:00Some nurses in the Philippines are nervous
00:03about the possible effects of Trump's immigration policy
00:06on their American dream.
00:09But according to a group of Filipino nurses in the US,
00:12they are still in demand.
00:14US Embassy's reaction to JP Soriano's speech.
00:21They just graduated from a nursing course
00:23at a university in Manila,
00:25named Frances and Bianca.
00:27They say they want to work in the Philippines
00:30as nurses.
00:32But the salary is low and not enough.
00:36That's why they target Americans to work there,
00:39especially those who have relatives there.
00:42They can't help but worry
00:44that they might be accompanied by
00:46those who want to go to America
00:48in order to stop the Trump administration
00:51from hiring illegal immigrants.
00:53I think it will be harder for us
00:55to work or apply there
00:57since I feel like they will be more strict
01:01in the way of hiring workers from other countries.
01:07But US Ambassador to the Philippines,
01:10Medicaid Carlson, said earlier
01:11that Americans have a high regard for Filipinos,
01:16especially Filipino nurses
01:18who helped and sacrificed in hospitals
01:21during the COVID-19 pandemic.
01:23Filipino healthcare workers in the U.S.
01:25are hardworking, hardworking, and kind.
01:29And the Trump administration
01:31is proud of them.
01:33It's not that I'm proud,
01:35but Filipinos are great nurses.
01:39And I think one of the major nurse exporters
01:43of nurses to go abroad
01:46is from the Philippines.
01:48Despite the worry,
01:50I think they still need us, possibly.
01:54Of the 5 million nurses in the U.S.,
01:57there are 200,000 Filipino nurses
02:00or 4% of the nursing population in America.
02:05And according to the Philippine Nurses Association of America,
02:09or PNAA,
02:10the need for hospitals in America
02:14is high for Filipino nurses.
02:16That's why the Philippine government
02:19is increasing the need for America
02:21when it comes to Trump's
02:24immigration issue.
02:26Given the rising needs of healthcare professionals,
02:29especially nurses in the U.S.,
02:31I think that's going to be a leverage,
02:33especially us Filipinos.
02:35They know that the caliber of nurses
02:38from the Philippines is very high.
02:42For GMA Integrated News,
02:45JP Soriano,
02:46NAKA TUTO 24 HORAS.
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