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Oh precious babyLife Before Law: What Is Truly Important
by Nuestra Hermana
Her name is Yarelis Bonilla, she is five years old, a U.S. citizen living in Elizabeth, New Jersey and her life relies on a bone marrow transplant. She was diagnosed with leukemia and has undergone intensive chemotherapy but her doctors have determined that she will not live without a bone marrow transplant. It could be provided by her older sister, Giselle, who is miraculously a perfect match. The issue: she lives with her maternal grandmother in El Salvador.
Though, to most of us the answer seems a simple: get her sister a temporary visa to come to the U.S. The reality, is that the U.S. State Department has denied a humanitarian visa not once, but twice. They refuse to waver their stance.
Let me say this again: A five year old child may die soon because the U.S. State Department refuses to give her sister, who could provide perfectly matching bone marrow that can save her life, a temporary visa to enter the U.S.
Where are we as a country if we cannot put life, more specifically a five year old child’s life, above interpretation of flawed law?
Please, do what you can & definitely reblog:
You can watch a video interview here with more in depth information
(Special thanks to Rednailpolishblackmascara for bringing this issue to my attention.)
i’m on it. signal boost/reblog.