Do you think nursing in the US is going to stay in high demand for a long time?

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I'm a nursing student from Europe, am halfway through my first year and so far I'm liking it, however if I were to work in my country I'd pretty much have barely anything left at the end of the year after taxes and living expenses (like either net negative or €1-2k if I'm super austere).  

I'm thinking of moving to the US after I graduate (Texas is one of my top picks) due to far better pay, quality of life and autonomy; do you think in the late 2020s/early 2030s moving to the US a foreign RN is still gonna be doable or is the shortage going to be compensated, making foreign RN's undesirable by that time? I ask this because there's a very high chance I just got into med-school which would allow me for better financial security in my country (literally the same if not less of what I'd make as an RN in the US) but lower chances for emigration due to the more tedious bureaucracy and competition linked with having medical credentials evaluated abroad as opposed to nursing credentials.

I really would like to leave this country after I graduate (takes 3 years) and get a couple of years of experience here, and then offer a high demand service to a country that respects our profession; do you think the US is still going to be offering such chances in the next 5-7 years based on your observation of current trends/predictions?

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I bet there is going to be great demand for nurses, but companies would not be willing to pay up, so I expect huge demand with very low pay. Hospitals pay enough for nurse to rent private bedroom in the shared house, or small studio and buy food each week. No money is left over to set aside.

  If you can go into medical school.

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