The American publicnewscaster, PBS, recently broadcast a piece onthe migration of nurses to the US. The segment focused on the H-1B nursing scheme that resultedin a guilty verdict in 2013. Thescheme was deplorable and the guilty verdict was warranted based on the facts ofthe case.
The PBS video focusseson the worst recruiters and the worst abusers of the system. It also misses a big point – if the US visasystem allowed for nurses to enter the US in a reasonable amount of time thenthese poachers would not be able to use scam tactics to attract desperatenurses.
Ethical codes areone good measure. Codes like the one used by the AAIHR insurefairness to all stakeholders in the system: nurses, recruiters, facilities, andpatients. If you are a nurse seeking tocome to the US, MU Law suggests that you dutifully research the practices of yourrecruiter. Make sure that they areacting in an ethical fair manner.
The good news: manyof the nurses highlighted in the segment had great results and are nowfulfilling their American dream.