Fischer said Gallardo, who still lives in Colorado Springs, is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who plans to continue to live in Colorado Springs.
"The baby is a citizen because it was born here," he said.
Despite being an undocumented immigrant, Gallardo has rights, Fischer said.
“The mother and the baby are still entitled to medical treatment within the standard of care, whether they’re a tourist here, whether they’re here undocumented, no matter what,” he said. “As a human being, they’re entitled to proper medical care.”
Fischer said the baby’s father was deported to his native Mexico, though he said he did not know when.
“I think it was a weapons possession or something like that,” he said.
Read more: http://www.gazette.com/articles/memorial-121048-undocumented-immigrant.html#ixzz1RWo2x3HW
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