No papers, No care: Disabled migrants seek help through lawsuit, activism
By Heidi de Marco, for Kaiser Health News
Desperation led José Luis Hernández to ride atop a speeding train through northern Mexico with hopes of reaching the United States 13 years ago. But he didn’t make it. Slipping off a step above a train coupling, he slid under the steel wheels. In the aftermath, he lost his right arm and leg, and all but one finger on his left hand.
He had left his home village in Honduras for the U.S.
