President Joe Biden has marked Cinco de Mayo by honoring the impact that Mexican Americans and other immigrant communities have had in the United States.
President Joe Biden greets Mexico's first lady Beatriz Gutierrez Muller during a Cinco de Mayo event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 5, 2022, in Washington. – President Joe Biden marked Cinco de Mayo on Thursday by honoring the impact that Mexican Americans and other immigrant communities have had in the United States as he hosted a White House party with Mexico's first lady as the guest of honor.
“We are an immigrant nation. We say that, but people act like they don't believe it," said Biden who briefly left the podium to personally greet Gutiérrez Müller. “That is our strength.” The day marks Mexico's triumph on May 5, 1862, over the French in the Battle of Puebla, where Mexican soldiers beat back Napoleon III's forces despite being vastly outnumbered. Cinco de Mayo has become more popular in the United States than it is in much of Mexico. It gives Mexican Americans a chance to celebrate Mexican heritage, but the day also is heavily promoted for commercial purposes by beer and snack companies.
U.S. presidents from both parties have tried to use Cinco de Mayo to celebrate the contributions of Mexican-Americans — a growing and powerful voting bloc.The exception was President Donald Trump, whose centerpiece campaign promise before his 2016 election was vowing to wall off the entire U.S.-Mexico border.
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