Or alternatively foreign countries don't value their doctors enough for them to stick around and so they don't... Are you saying someone is suggesting forcing them to come to the west or should people not be allowed to move where they want and can contribute? The US needs more doctors and if there are foreign trained qualified doctors they should be able to practice, healthcare is a free market system or so I am told, labor goes where it gets paid.
Also given the much higher wages in the west, sending a portion to relatives back home often does quite a bit to alleviate suffering and stimulate some economic activity.
On top of all of that the US govt could step in an increase supply of doctors in various ways, the medical industry could stop artificially keeping supply low to drive wages up, the medical industry could totally opt out of a free market model and operate like a public service. I am sure there are plenty of different solutions I am leaving off.
Also given the much higher wages in the west, sending a portion to relatives back home often does quite a bit to alleviate suffering and stimulate some economic activity.
On top of all of that the US govt could step in an increase supply of doctors in various ways, the medical industry could stop artificially keeping supply low to drive wages up, the medical industry could totally opt out of a free market model and operate like a public service. I am sure there are plenty of different solutions I am leaving off.