Imperial County residents attend Mexican Independence Day celebration
EDITOR’S NOTE: A previous version of this story said the City of El Centro held the Mexican Independence Day celebration. It was held by the Mexican Consulate in Calexico and the Imperial Valley Mall.
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – Imperial County residents attended an early celebration for Mexican Independence Day over the weekend.
The event was held at Imperial Valley Mall Saturday night, and was in partnership with the Mexican Consulate in Calexico.
Council Rocío Vásquez Alvarez said they’re looking to bring these celebrations closer to the valley as 85% of the population has Mexican roots.
She also noted the number of people applying for Mexican citizenship reached its highest historical level this year.
“People understand the importance of…understand having this connection with the roots, with their identity makes them stronger and unifies them,” Alvarez explained. “So, there are more people that are actually requesting and doing all the paperwork to become Mexican nationals.”
Last August, they granted 250 Mexican citizenship.
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