Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that has its origins in Mexico, is approaching very fast, let’s check out some of the more interesting facts about this holiday. 1. It celebrates a victory that the Mexican army got against Napoleon III’s army, on May 5, 1862. 2. Even the name’s meaning is that of “May 5th”. [...]
‘Cinco de Mayo‘ celebrations: New York – Thousands of Mexicans yesterday commemorated the 148 anniversary of the Battle of Puebla with a festival with bands, food and traditional dances in Flushing Meadows Park in Queens. “I think that at least half a million people celebrating the greatest of Mexicans,” estimated Jorge Hernandez, who is organizing this [...]
MEXICO – “Sí, se puede!”. In Spanish first. And then in English: “Yes, we can!” said Michelle Obama yesterday during a 40 hours solo visit to the Mexican capital where she met with US embassy employees and Mexican youth leaders from the Universidad Iberoamericana. Her declared goal was to focus her international work on engaging [...]
Mexicans also Feel Mexican-Americans Should Be Loyal to Mexico A new survey by Zogby International finds that people in Mexico think that granting legal status to illegal immigrants would encourage more illegal immigration to the United States. As the top immigrant-sending country for both legal and illegal immigrants, views on immigration in Mexico can provide [...]
Trucking Pilot Program Diverted Inspections From Buses, Inspector General Reports Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said today that an inspector general report shows once and for all that the border should remain closed to unsafe Mexican trucks. A pilot program to allow Mexican trucks on U.S. highways began in September 2007 and ended in March [...]
While the Fourth of July barbecue is as uniquely American as baseball and apple pie, the first International Weber GrillWatch Survey(TM) shows that outdoor cooks around the globe celebrate their own national holidays in much the same way. Independence Day is the number one grilling holiday in the United States, according to the Survey, with [...]
In the wake of media reports on the outbreak of swine flu, HTH Worldwide, a global health and safety services company, is offering advice to travelers who may already be in Mexico and are concerned about what steps to take. Over one million American businesspeople, expatriates, students studying abroad and vacationers are already in Mexico. [...]
Deputy Attorney General David Ogden announced increased efforts and reallocation of DOJ personnel to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in their own country. Deputy Attorney General Ogden was joined in announcing a comprehensive response to the situation on the Southwest border by Department of [...]