[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Pages H4723-H4724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SUPPORT GUTIERREZ BILL TO PREVENT DEPORTATION OF THE SEVERELY ILL

  (Mr. GUTIERREZ asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, our legislation often affects millions of 
people. Today I ask you to consider just one person, a young girl named 
Keysi Castillo. Keysi is your typical, happy 10-year-old except for one 
thing. She has a severe medical problem, a congenital heart condition 
requiring surgery, supervision and long-term care.
  But her troubles do not stop there. She and her mother face possible 
deportation. For anyone, that is serious. For Keysi it is a matter of 
survival. Her doctor has declared that being sent back to her native 
Honduras would be tantamount to a death sentence.
  Honduras lacks the health care that she requires and its climate and 
high altitude pose a considerable risk to her health. Keysi is too 
young to know about politics or immigration policy, but she knows that 
she is sick and you and I know we can help her.
  Today I will introduce a bill to do that, to enable Keysi to remain 
in the

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United States to receive the care she needs to prevent what her doctors 
call a death sentence.
  My colleagues, please help. Help change one life for the better. Help 
me pass the legislation for Keysi.

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