Yuriana Aguilar was 5 years old when her
family brought her here from Mexico. She grew up near Fresno, CA, where
she was quite a good student. She was in the top 1 percent of her high
school class and graduated as valedictorian. She was involved in a lot
of activities, was a member of the high school Junior ROTC Program,
volunteered at retirement homes, and, with a group called Tree Fresno,
planted trees in her community. She first learned about her immigration status when she was a senior
in high school. She thought she was OK. She learned she was wrong.
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