Mountain View, CA names new elementary school after illegal immigrant

A new elementary school in Mountain View, CA will named after illegal immigrant and reporter Jose Antonio Vargas:

It's a historic day.

Define American is honored to announce that an American public school is being named after a heroic undocumented immigrant, our own Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting). https://t.co/i98EhN3p1G

— Define American ?? (@DefineAmerican) June 15, 2018

Vargas is quite happy with the news:

I never imagined or wished or dreamt of this. Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School is dedicated to all undocumented students and their parents and families. We are here. We are an intrinsic part of every community ?? https://t.co/SyuvaoDdTh

— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) June 15, 2018

Maybe he can speak to the school about journalism, since he’s a reporter? He can tell them the dangers of tweeting things that aren’t true, like this photo of a boy in a cage who was really a boy at an immigration protest:

This is what happens when a government believes people are “illegal.”

Kids in cages. pic.twitter.com/OAnvr9cl3P

— Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) June 12, 2018

The facts:

Twitchy fan Ron Perlman doubles down on STAGED PHOTO of kid in a cage: 'Maybe you're a fake' https://t.co/QiphiTXFRS

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 13, 2018

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Related:

Share first, verify later! Jose Antonio Vargas gets journalism backwards with viral photo of 'kids in cages' https://t.co/Y64YSFd2Mw

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 12, 2018