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In
Dallas, a 93-year-old is worried about the woman who, for years, has
come to her house four days a week to help with shopping, laundry,
housecleaning and driving. “She’s just a wonderful person, someone I
feel I can trust completely,” said the older woman.
But
because her helper is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, both women
increasingly fear that she’ll be detained and deported. (I’m
withholding their names for that reason.)
“If this woman gets pulled over today, who will help my mother tomorrow?” said her daughter, an attorney in Oakland, Calif.
In
Brooklyn, Mary DiGangi, the human resources director at the Menorah
Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care, recently asked local
employment agencies to find 20 to 25 new nursing assistants and
practical nurses.
It’s
a typical request, and usually, she said, “I’m flooded with
applications the next day.” This time, she saw only five applications
over a month.
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Source: The New York Times
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