Minn. nursing homes, rural health care could be devastated by a travel ban, Swanson warns

Across rural Minnesota, foreign-born doctors have been crucial in easing an acute shortage of physicians. But small-town hospitals, clinics and doctors’ offices could be strained if President Donald Trump’s immigration and travel ban prevails, according to state Attorney General Lori Swanson.

The ban is on hold and in legal limbo after a pair of dramatic court rulings. Swanson and her team of attorneys, who had joined Washington state to challenge Trump’s executive order banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, are still pursuing the lawsuit. On Friday, they detailed the effects that the order would have on families, companies, universities, hospitals and communities across the state.

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