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Philadelphia's Largest Cinco de Mayo Celebration Canceled in Fear of Immigration Crackdown
NBC News(Philadelphia) ^
| 03/17/2017
| Brian X. McCrone and Rita Portela
Posted on 03/18/2017 7:40:39 AM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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To: Kid Shelleen
It doesn’t hurt MY feelings any. They can make a bigger deal of 4th of July...which is more appropriate; especially for Philadelphia.
To: Kid Shelleen
Just checked how much I care about this unfortunate turn of events:
Yup, just as I figured.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:08:03 AM PDT
by
ssaftler
(Proud member of the "Alt-Right". Whatever the heck that is!)
To: Mercat
Sort of like Kwanzaa is mostly celebrated by white school teachers.
LOL but true. I’ve heard that only about 5% of black people in this country observe Kwanzaa.
I mostly hear about Kwanzaa in the media, when, between Christmas and New Years, they will tell us “it’s day 3 of Kwanzaa” or whatever day it is.
To: Kid Shelleen
They need to get a delegation together, and head out to The Brando to discuss this with Obama. No doubt he and The Brando’s management would be delighted to host a gaggle of illegals for a few days or a week.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:08:07 AM PDT
by
Fantasywriter
(Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
To: Kid Shelleen
Interesting. Is it racist to assume the participants are illegals or an admission?
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:08:39 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Kid Shelleen
...
as many as 15,000 gather from as far as New England and Chicago.Well, technically.......
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:09:38 AM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
To: Kid Shelleen
As for a return of Carnaval, organizers will decide sometime in the future if the parade once again dances its way through the heavily Latino Pennsport neighborhood, Ramirez said. Let's see how things are next year," he said.
Hmmm. Hey Ramirez, will the Pennsport neighborhood be significantly LESS Latino next year? Will you still be here?
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:11:44 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
To: PrairieLady2
It doesnt hurt MY feelings any. They can make a bigger deal of 4th of July...which is more appropriate; especially for Philadelphia. Hopefully this 4th there will be a lot less bullets being fired into the sky.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:13:42 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
To: LostPassword
If dems and the media would stop saying immigrant crackdown and make sure all immigrants know that LEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARE SAFE but there is an illegal immigrant crackdown, there wouldnt be so much fear. Of course they want fear and are willing to lie to create it.
I know it's a pipe dream, but just once I'd love to hear a reporter ask "Just what does a legal immigrant have to fear?"
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:15:05 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
("Game over, man, game over!" (my advice to DemocRATs))
To: BenLurkin
It has always been an American holiday more than a Mexican holiday, since it celebrates a battle that kept the French from invading the American West after the Civil War.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:18:37 AM PDT
by
NathanR
To: Kid Shelleen
That’s what I’m talking!!!!
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:29:24 AM PDT
by
ontap
To: Kid Shelleen
Great! Another worthless, invented, holiday that encourages idiots to get drunk all day.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:30:40 AM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: georgiarat
>>THis clearly demonstrates the Philadelphia event was primarily for illegals.
It demonstrates that the officials thought that the cerveza-loving white people would be the most harmed by cancelling the event. Like they can’t drink beer at home!
It’s an attempt to drive a wedge between Trump and the Deplorables.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:30:52 AM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
To: Kid Shelleen
It’s going to get much harder for the media to say “Immigration Crackdown” instead of “Illegal Immigration Crackdown”.
Every single person that reads these headlines knows what it really means.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:31:31 AM PDT
by
PittsburghAfterDark
(The American media: We do what the Soviet media did without the guns to our head.)
To: BenLurkin
Cinco de Mayo is celebrated mostly by cerveza loving Americans.
I've never seen so many Irish men and women gathered together as I did yesterday at my favorite bar, Clancy's Pub......They were even lined up outside waiting to get in. LOL!
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:35:10 AM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(My once 6 pack abs are now a keg......)
To: NathanR
It has always been an American holiday more than a Mexican holiday, since it celebrates a battle that kept the French from invading the American West after the Civil War.Porfirio Diaz directed the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, giving him fame and political capital (he became one of the worst dictators of Mexico for 30 years starting some years after that) as he defeated the French in that one battle. The French counterattacked later and finally did control Mexico briefly before being thrown out by then President Benito Juarez and his forces. Benito Juarez did not want to execute the puppet leader Maximiliano (Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph), but the people demanded it.
The holiday has little significance in Mexico and is mostly celebrated around Puebla. Porfirio Diaz is not someone to celebrate, I promise. American business has made a big deal out of it as a way to have specials at the beginning of summer, lacking another holiday to use.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:36:03 AM PDT
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: Kid Shelleen
I always celebrate Cinco De Mayo a bit early by raising my glass on April 21st to those brave souls who won the Battle of San Jacinto.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:38:35 AM PDT
by
Hat-Trick
(Do you trust a government that cannot trust you with guns?)
To: Kid Shelleen
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:40:15 AM PDT
by
GotMojo
To: BenLurkin
Cinco de Mayo is Kwanzaa for college kids.
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:40:53 AM PDT
by
Vlad The Inhaler
("Prepare Now - You never know when today really is the day before.....)
To: PLMerite
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posted on
03/18/2017 8:41:59 AM PDT
by
Big Red Badger
(UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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