Migrants are not responsible for the UK’s healthcare crisis
They are not a burden on the NHS, but a vital part of how it functions.
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They are not a burden on the NHS, but a vital part of how it functions.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has determined it is safe for Yemenis to return to their war-torn country.
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