If you are living undocumented in the U.S., and have no access to health care, a manageable disease like diabetes can quickly incapacitate you. Twenty-five-year-old Beatrice Sanchez watched the disease take over her mother, who was too afraid to emerge from the shadows and seek health care because she feared she and her family would be deported. Her mother’s death at age 55 has left an indelible mark on the young woman and made her an ardent immigrant rights activist.
