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CHCF warns immigration limits threaten California's foreign-born health workers

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The California Health Care Foundation warned in an analysis published May 28 that federal immigration actions threaten the state's health workforce. About 34% of California health workers, including 1 in 3 physicians, were born abroad, and CHCF counts 500+ federal actions restricting them.

Safety-net providers like health centers face the most risk, since their patients have the fewest alternatives.

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FQHC Talent. (2026, May 28). CHCF warns immigration limits threaten California's foreign-born health workers. Source: California Health Care Foundation. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/chcf-immigrant-health-workforce-supply-squeeze-june-2026