Carlos Gutierrez

Carlos Gutierrez: Now he faces long odds on getting approval to stay in the U.S., but Gutierrez has been staging an unusual demonstration to call attention to his plight and to the thousands of other Mexicans who seek asylum in the U.S. each year from drug cartel violence, according to Times Colonist. "If someone from Cuba or from Venezuela can get asylum, why not someone from Mexico?" said Gutierrez, who spent nearly two weeks on his 800-mile 1,300-kilometre bicycle trek and EL PASO, Texas - Carlos Gutierrez passed out as the large blade cut through his legs punishment for his refusal to pay a Mexican gang extortion fees from his successful catering business. He spent two weeks in critical condition and sought asylum in the U.S. as soon as he was able. Gutierrez has been riding his bicycle through Texas using his prosthetic legs, talking to everyone he meets. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.