The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it's becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.

Immigrant doctors are vital to U.S. healthcare, making up 25% of all physicians and key to addressing a growing doctor shortage across the country.

At a time when immigration policy remains one of the most divisive issues in American politics, an area of bipartisan agreement has emerged: expanding licensure pathways for international medical ...