Should Cinco de Mayo be celebrated in the USA?

This position holds that marking Cinco de Mayo in the United States is a legitimate acknowledgement of Mexican heritage and of Mexican American communities, and that shared public festivity is one of the ways a diverse society recognises the cultures within it.

This position holds that the American version of Cinco de Mayo has become a commercial drinking occasion detached from the heritage it claims to honour, and that celebrating it in that form invites caricature rather than respect for Mexican culture.