The Price of Plasma

Question: "I have a bruise, can I still donate?"Answer: "Try showing the other arm or put a tea bag on it so it'll go away sooner."Question: "I was just sick?Can I still donate?"Answer: "If you were on antibiotics or any other kind of medication, don't mention that."These are the types of conversations that I've seen on the FaceBook Group, Donadores de plasma en Calexico.Mexican citizens utilize groups like this to look for advice on donating plasma in the United States.Why?Because they're not allowed to donate plasma in Mexico.In the U.S., plasma donation clinics are usually located near colleges or in places where there's high rates of poverty, but about 10 years ago, plasma clinics started popping up near the U.S. and Mexico border.And now hundreds of Mexican citizens cross the U.S. border to sell their plasma.Plasma that is used for life-saving medications.