MADISON — Since she turned 18 — 12 years after her father brought her legally into the United States from Mexico— Guadalupe Mancilla has worked towards becoming a citizen.
Three days before the beginning of Catholic Schools Week, that dream became a reality.
Mancilla is now a citizen of the United States and a poster child for the benefits of education. She comes from a large family from a tiny town in Mexico, whose father struggled with multiple jobs to make a difference in his children’s lives. But with the help of her commitment to education, she is now married and successful and the Spanish teacher at Blessed Sacrament School in Madison.