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Diasabra 7 Mei 2022
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi sosega.
E ta hibami na awa trankil,
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.
Salmo: 23
Nos ta participa fayecimento di:
Sr. Wilfrid Desir
*28-06-1988 - †27-04-2022
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi sosega.
E ta hibami na awa trankil,
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.
Salmo: 23
Cu inmenso tristeza na nos curazon
nos ta participa fayecimento di:
Wilton Israel
*11-11-1969 - †25-04-2022
Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia despues.
Bidens host Mexico’s first lady at Cinco de
Mayo celebration
(AP) — President Joe Biden
marked Cinco de Mayo on
Thursday by honoring the
impact that Mexican Ameri-
cans 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.
Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, wife
of Mexican President Andrés
Manuel López Obrador, joined
Biden and first lady Jill Biden
for the Rose Garden reception
that featured tables draped in or-
ange, blue, lime-green and other
party colors.
“We are an immigrant nation.
We say that, but people act like umph on May 5, 1862, over the The exception was President
they don’t believe it,” said Biden French in the Battle of Puebla, Donald Trump, whose center-
who briefly left the podium to where Mexican soldiers beat piece campaign promise before
personally greet Gutiérrez Mül- back Napoleon III’s forces de- his 2016 election was vowing to
ler. “That is our strength.” spite being vastly outnumbered. wall off the entire U.S.-Mexi-
Cinco de Mayo has become co border. The 45th president
The president urged lawmak- more popular in the United didn’t attend Cinco de Mayo
ers to approve an immigration States than it is in much of Mex- ceremonies, though he released
overhaul he sent to Congress
his first week in office that re- ico. It gives Mexican Americans statements, including one in
a chance to celebrate Mexi-
2018, that hailed “the significant
mains stalled. He said that if that can heritage, but the day also is contributions of Mexican Amer-
measure does not pass, action heavily promoted for commer- icans to the United States.”
could still be taken on smaller cial purposes by beer and snack
initiatives that have bipartisan companies. Trump also tweeted about the
support, including protecting holiday before being banned
people brought to the United “Our relationship with Mexico from the social media site. As a
States illegally as children. is special,” Jill Biden said, add- candidate in 2016, he wrote that
ing, “Joe always says that politics “I love Hispanics” while lauding
About 100 attendees ate steak is personal. And I’m grateful to the taco bowls on the menu at
tacos, pork tamales, empanadas, continue building our friend- the Trump Tower office build-
ceviche, jicama salad and wa- ship.” ing in Manhattan.
termelon, as well as chocolate-
dipped churros. Margaritas on U.S. presidents from both par- Last year, Biden commemorated
the rocks, beer and other drink ties have tried to use Cinco de the day by visiting a Washington
options, were also served, as a
chef mashed avocados for gua- Mayo to celebrate the contribu- taqueria that had benefited from
camole in a large molcajete. tions of Mexican-Americans — Biden administration program
a growing and powerful voting to help eateries that lost busi-
The day marks Mexico’s tri- bloc. ness because of the coronavirus
pandemic.