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June 13, 2016

Texas: 2 Valedictorians Reveal They are Undocumented
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In Texas, two valedictorians have publicly announced they are
undocumented. In Austin, Texas, Mayte Lara Ibarra, who plans to attend
University of Texas at Austin on a scholarship, tweeted, "Valedictorian,
4.5GPA, full tuition paid for at UT, 13 cords/medals, nice legs, oh and
I'm undocumented." Further north in Mc Kinney, Texas, Larissa Martinez,
who is heading to Yale University, disclosed her status during her
address to her class.

Larissa Martinez: "I am one of the 11 million undocumented immigrants
living in the shadows of the United States. I decided to stand before
you today and reveal these unexpected realities, because this might be
my only chance to convey the truth to all of you that undocumented
immigrants are people, too ... people with dreams, aspirations, hopes
and loved ones, people like me, people who have become a part of the
American society and way of life and who yearn to help make American
great again-without the construction of a wall built on hatred and
prejudice."

Both young women have been subjected to a barrage of hatred on social
media.
Topics:Texas Immigration

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