The 2025 Chicago Cinco de Mayo Parade in Little Village is canceled due to fears over President Donald Trump's immigration policies, organizers said.It's not just Chicago. Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul reported St. Paul Cinco De Mayo parade still planned after Chicago, Philly cancel over ICE.
The St. [Paul] Cinco De Mayo parade is still planned even though some in the community have concerns about the prevalence of ICE during festivities.The parade happened, as WCCO - CBS Minnesota reported in St. Paul celebrates Mexican heritage with Cinco de Mayo festivities.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations were taking place in St. Paul with food, music, dancing and culture.It also happened where I live, as CBS Detroit reported Cinco de Mayo parade in Detroit attracts thousands despite rain.
This year marks the 60th annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Southwest Detroit, which commemorates Mexico’s victory over France in the Battle of Puebla in 1862.Looks like the attendees in both St. Paul and Detroit had a fun time in defiance of Donald "Hoover Cleveland" Trump's xenophobic immigration policies. They didn't allow Hoover Cleveland and his Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to mess with their entertainment. As I first wrote in 2011, "America is quite clear about its screwed up priorities. My experience has convinced me that the surest way to get Americans to act is to mess with their entertainment."
That was a positive ending to this sad story. Let's see if it's happy enough for me to skip ahead to Revenge of the Sixth or if I feel like I need to write a drum corps holiday post to cheer me up more. Stay tuned.
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