Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz may have had one too many shots of tequila this morning before she put out a statement regarding the Cinco de Mayo celebration on the Democrats.org website.
Wasserman Schultz gives a brief and accurate account of the Cinco de Mayo represents-“a Mexican victory over the French Army at the Battle of Puebla. On May 5, 1862.”The congresswoman somehow tries to correlate Mexico’s battle against the French to the current immigration reform issue, and says that Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican American Heritage and culture, that also gives Americans the “opportunity to honor the contributions of millions of Americans of Latino descent.”
“America is enriched and strengthened by immigrants who were willing to make sacrifices on behalf of future generations. It’s why the time is now for common sense reform to fix our broken immigration system.
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Cinco de Mayo is an opportunity to honor the contributions of millions of Americans of Latino descent. The values we celebrate today may not be unique to Americans, but they are what unify us as Americans.”-Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
First of all, how is a Mexican holiday a celebration of “Mexican American Heritage” and culture? Seriously.
And how is the holiday representative of millions of Latin American descent? Again, this is a Mexican holiday, that has nothing to do with any other country, and immigrants from those countries, who now reside in the United States, legally or illegally.
I can tell you that immigrants from Colombia- like my parents- as well as those immigrants from Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Panama, and other Latin American countries, do not see this Mexican holiday as one that represents or honors their heritage and contributions.
Cinco de Mayo is only celebrated in the U.S. to sell beer, burritos, and chips and salsa, nothing more.