This Texas High Schooler Caused a Frenzy on Twitter After Announcing She Was an Illegal Immigrant

Mayte Lara, a Texas high schooler who was named valedictorian of her graduating class, is under fire after tweeting a celebratory message about her success then adding how she’s also in illegal immigrant from Mexico.

https://twitter.com/4TheTruth2012/status/739409288318193665

https://twitter.com/MikeRotondo86/status/739315706269859841

https://twitter.com/WolfAlphaProjct/status/739006169847631872

Others didn’t respond as harshly.

https://twitter.com/ComeTogetherAZ/status/740588871746981888

https://twitter.com/cuervo_jones/status/739584105780678656

And others came to her defense:

https://twitter.com/roomtemptamale/status/740229213999882241

https://twitter.com/meagoooollll/status/739989312809246722

https://twitter.com/BadBBrianna1/status/739981476427501569

Mayte’s Twitter account has since been deleted, but we suspect talk on this tweet won’t die down anytime soon. What’s your stance on the situation? Sound off in the comments below.