Bush praises Mexican Americans at Cinco de Mayo dinner

Posted on: May 6th, 2008
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“President Bush wished a gathering of dinner guests a “Feliz Cinco de Maya” Monday in his final White House celebration of the Mexican holiday — slightly erring in his Spanish, but serving up a reminder of how he snared Hispanic votes in the last presidential election.

While the heated immigration debate has caused some strain between the United States and Mexico, Bush was more conciliatory Monday. He said Cinco de Mayo is a chance to prove the two countries are “connected by more than geography.” He referred correctly to the day, Cinco de Mayo, in other parts of his brief speech.”*

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