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Valedictorian: "Soy ilegal."

"Hector Vega is co-valedictorian of James Lick High School in East San Jose, winner of a $20,000 National Merit Scholarship and an entering freshman on a full scholarship at Santa Clara University.

He didn't speak a word of English five years ago when he arrived from Mexico, but he mastered the language in a year, advanced to honors classes and graduated from high school with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Vega is also an illegal immigrant." JESSIE MANGALIMAN in the San Jose Mercury News.