UNO Grad’s Aim to Soar as U.S. Pilot Dashed by Immigration Status, Despite Rep. Bacon’s Intervention

UNO grad’s aim to soar as U.S. pilot dashed by immigration status, despite Rep. Bacon’s intervention

OMAHA — Ever since she can remember, Mariana Juarez wanted to fly. A commercial pilot’s license seemed a distant dream, though, when family hardships in her home in Guerrero, Mexico, drove her out of school at age 14. Two years…

Op-ed by Rep. Don Bacon: Securing the border does not require us to abandon common sense

In a World-Herald op-ed, Rep. Don Bacon writes about an Omaha-based immigrant named Mariana who faces removal from the country.