‘Dreamer’ DoctorsManrique’s school, Loyola Stritch, currently has 28 undocumented medical students, more than any other program in the country. About 70 undocumented students are enrolled in medical schools nationwide, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. It also serves a practical purpose, he added, whereby undocumented students can eventually help fill the United States’ projected shortage of up to 90,400 physicians by 2025. With Trump’s recent executive actions on immigration, Manrique said, “I’m worried about my parents all the time. “There is a 100 percent guarantee that some will have their DACA status revoked and they’ll be deported,” Fresco said.

Source: Huffington Post February 22, 2017 14:37 UTC