The UK currently has a shortage of nearly 47,000 nurses in the NHS; a Global Skill Partnership could help solve NHS staff shortages. The UK will gain much-needed skilled nurses at a cheaper cost than if they had been trained in the US, while the sending country benefits from nurse training that covers more students than migrate, thereby increasing the number of trained nurses at home.

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Working Group Report: US Leadership Matters in Addressing Forced Displacement Crisis | Six Major Issues with Recommendations for Refugee Policy and Programming

The politicization of migration policy along party lines has led to a complete breakdown in the legislative process. The bipartisan effort of the past several months seems to have ended, at least at this writing. In one sense, it is better that some of the negative aspects of the Senate bill never saw the light of day. However, it is lamentable that some of the positive solutions suggested in the Senate bill, such as relief for Afghans and increased legal avenues for families, would not become l