I have to wonder: how many Mexicans actually celebrate this? It actually seems more of a holiday adopted by Americans as a reason to drink, as pushed by beer manufacturers
For the second year in a row, the annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village has been canceled due to immigration enforcement concerns, organizers said.
The parade typically draws hundreds to the neighborhood and celebrates Mexico’s victory over Napoleon III’s French army in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. But this year, Chicago’s Mexican community is still on edge in the wake of “Operation Midway Blitz,” the aggressive deportation campaign the Trump administration launched across the Chicago area last fall.
“Many families are experiencing fear and uncertainty due to increased immigration enforcement actions and the ongoing threat of raids,” organizers with the Cermak Road Chamber of Commerce and Casa Puebla said in a statement.
People are still avoiding public gatherings out of fear, organizers said, adding, “there is nothing to celebrate.”
We could make most of the raids go away if the government would turn in the illegals who committed crimes. If the illegal community would turn the criminals in.
Since then, Chicago and the suburbs were targeted by masked federal agents, who detained residents while at times deploying chemical irritants like tear gas. Widespread protests and grassroots efforts to protect immigrants followed. The ramped-up enforcement actions eventually waned, but the impact to Latino communities like Little Village, Pilsen and the Southeast Side has lingered.
They’re scared and concerned? Good. That’s part of the reason for massive actions.
One of the few things that gives Teach consistent joy is learning anything that is causing that might cause some migrants (documented or not) unhappiness
Lol
No tacos or burritos for Teach!
MAGAtism is based on hatred, devotion to a charismatic leader, willful ignorance and wanton cruelty. They want to stay cloistered in a white, christian, male-dominated world.
It’s a cult. Chaos and confusion based on the Leader’s mood.
So keep on talking.
So because there’s a holiday they like they should be immune to the consequences of breaking the law?
If they’re “commemorat(ing) the Mexican army’s unexpected victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. While often mistaken for Mexican Independence Day (September 16), this holiday symbolizes resistance against foreign intervention,” shouldn’t they commemorate it away from their foreign intervention in the United States! Let them Make Mexico Great Again!
Countries get to pick and choose what and why they select celebrations. Bunker Hill, we lost but choose to celebrate anyway. Boston was liberal and progressive even way back then