Posted on 11/02/2007 7:57:46 AM PDT by SmithL
Francisco Castaneda says he spent more than 10 months in immigration jails in Southern California pleading for medical help as lesions on his penis grew larger and more painful, but the government's only response was to free him before it had to pay for a scheduled biopsy.
The 35-year-old Salvadoran native, who entered the United States illegally with his mother when he was 10, now says he has terminal cancer that would have been prevented by proper treatment. His cancer was diagnosed immediately after his release from federal custody in February, and his penis was amputated before he began chemotherapy.
Immigration officials are still seeking to deport him, but Castaneda's lawyers say he will probably die before his case is resolved.
On Wednesday, Castaneda filed suit accusing state and federal officials of negligent medical care.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
Hes not only here ILLEGALLY...but was arrested and convicted:
Castaneda, who left El Salvador with his mother during a civil war, was living in the Los Angeles area when he was convicted of possessing methamphetamine in 2005 and spent eight months in county and state custody, his lawyers said.
Shakes head...and we are supposed to feel bad? I guess if you break the law to come here why should you care about any other laws. He should have been deported long ago.
so now all illegals infected with growing penises are entitled to US medical care???????
this guy should have been treated by dr. ron jeremy!!!!
Well, I guess when you ‘string’ it out if he hadn’t been arrested and placed in jail with a person that infected or passed something along to him he wouldn’t be in this life threatening position today.
Of course he had to break the law to get arrested.
WHERE DID THEY PARK THE KOOL AID TRUCK?
....Stopped reading or caring.
You don't even want to complete that sentence??
...with his mother when he was 10...
Actually, I’m a big proponent of doing something about illegal aliens, but if we detain someone we should provide them with medical care. I’m not talking legal, I’m talking moral. And just because he wouldn’t have gotten such in some other country doesn’t mean that we should sink to their standards. If this guy complained of a health care problem and was ignored, it’s shameful.
Amputation is a common treatment for cancer. Just ask any breast cancer survivor.
We compassionately bring many people here all the time, legitimately. It's not about that. What illegal does NOT have extenuating circumstances?
"Well, just in this one case, we will make an exception." We see where that leads.
I have always held to the belief that anyone in this country illegally should have no right to sue anyone! (I would use caps, but you all already know I a screaming!)
The key word was “illegally”.
Lop off his wanker and ship him back to El Salvador
Thanks.
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