High school valedictorian reveals undocumented status in speech

[KamaAina]

http://www.king5.com/news/local/high-school-valedictorian-reveals-undocumented-status-in-speech/237935711

There is no easy way to prepare for what Larissa Martinez did last week.

The valedictorian at McKinney Boyd High School crafted her words and sentences carefully before making the speech at her graduation.

"Now I have to stand up there, in front of all those people," she said.

Martinez held a 4.95 GPA and took 17 AP classes over her high school career. She's also an undocumented immigrant.

[Ilsa]

1. I think she's getting a full scholarship to UT Austin.

I wonder if Trump wants to hammer her for beating out the other McKinney Tx kids.

[DURHAM D]

3. Sounds like she is going to Yale.

[KamaAina]

4. YES!!!!!!

Y'85 here.

And New Haven is an immigrant-friendly city; she'll be able to get a city-issued ID.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-haven-offers-illegal-immigrants-ids/

Beginning Tuesday, New Haven will offer the ID cards to all of its 125,000 residents, including some 10,000 to 12,000 illegal immigrants.

The cards will allow immigrants to open bank accounts and use other services that may be unavailable without driver's licenses or state-issued IDs. If they can open bank accounts, immigrants will be less likely to carry large amounts of cash, a practice that makes them easy targets for robbers.

City officials say the cards will also encourage immigrants who are crime victims or witnesses to cooperate with police.

"The simple straightforward purpose here is to build a stronger community," Mayor John DeStefano said Monday. "You can't police a community of people who won't talk to our cops."

[DURHAM D]

2. Pretty sure she will get a personal note from Hillary.

It is what she does.