200,000 [+/-] Illegals crossed our border last year, now this ONE man can't come in LEGALLY to save his life ???

US denies young Mexican visa for transplant treatment in US

Associated Press By FELIPE LARIOS and ALBERTO ARCE,   

© AP Photo/El Imparcial In this May 2, 2014 photo, Jose Chua Lopez, left, holds hands with his mother, Myra Lopez Martinez, during a news conference in Hermosillo, Mexico. Family and friends raised thousands of dollars to send Jose Chua Lopez to…

HERMOSILLO, Mexico — Family and friends raised thousands of dollars to send Jose Chua Lopez to the prestigious Mayo Clinic for an urgently needed heart and liver transplant.

But the 20-year-old Mexican born with a heart defect has twice been turned down for a U.S. visa, and relatives and his doctor say his life is in danger.

"They denied me the visa and my world has fallen down," Chua told The Associated Press on Wednesday. "This needs to be fixed quickly."

His mother, Myra Lopez Martinez, said Chua has an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, in 10 days, but his visa application was rejected a second time by the U.S. State Department on Tuesday.

The State Department declined to comment specifically on the case, citing confidentiality rules.

     

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