Norman Daniels, a philosopher attended the University today to present a lecture called, ““The Hewett Conference on International Migration of Health Care Workers.” The lecture presented arguments and points about the issues of hiring immigrants or recruiting them to work as health care workers. The presentation started off by discussing the right that everyone has to migrate. Basically, every person has a right to leave his or her country and return. However, this is not a free pass for anyone to go anywhere. The country has to be a willing recipient. In summary, it does not give a person an open door to anywhere.

            Generally, developing countries are willing to let immigration happen when it involves health care workers. There is always a shortage of nurses, so recruiting people from the developing countries definitely goes on. This can lead to good or bad things. The majority of the time was spent talking about the Models and how they affect the “brain drain” of the developing countries. In reality, brain drain is happening. Infrastructure of a health care system is the basis of a good health care system, but the developed countries are taking the people that are willing or capable of being trained.  Yes, the individuals need to be trained, but should there be a law stating that they have to go back. I am sure that people that come here are going to want to stay depending on the situation they came from, but should developed countries be allowed to recruit and keep these workers. It seems the developing countries are becoming better and the poor and becoming poorer and in worse shape. There is no balance, but one sure needs to be found.