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                                    THIRD READING


          Bill No:  ACR 31
          Author:   V. Manuel Pérez (D), et al.
          Amended:  5/6/13 in Assembly
          Vote:     21

           
           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  Read and adopted, 5/6/13


           SUBJECT  :    Cinco de Mayo Week

           SOURCE  :     Author


          DIGEST  :    This resolution proclaims May 1 through May 7, 2013,  
          as Cinco de Mayo Week to honor the Latinos of California who  
          have fought, died, and lived to protect the freedom of the  
          United States; and urges all Californians to join in celebrating  
          Cinco de Mayo.  

           ANALYSIS  :    This resolution makes the following legislative  
          findings:

          1. Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is memorialized as a  
             significant date in the history of California and Mexico in  
             recognition of the Latinos of California who offered their  
             support and risked their lives to defend freedom and  
             democracy in both the United States and Mexico.

          2. Achievements by Latinos in America and California include  
             contributions to the state's culture and society through  
             their many achievements in music, food, dance, poetry,  
             literature, architecture, entertainment, sports and a broad  
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             spectrum of artistic expression; California's Latinos have  
             challenged the frontiers of social and economic justice,  
             thereby improving the working conditions and lives of  
             countless Californians; and Latino entrepreneurs in the  
             United States are the fastest growing group of business  
             owners in our economy.

          3. Cinco de Mayo offers an opportunity to reflect on the courage  
             and achievements not only of the Mexican forces at the  
             "Batalla de Puebla", but also serves to remind us that the  
             foundation of any nation is its people, in their spirit and  
             courage in the face of adversity, in the strength of their  
             drive to achieve self-determination, and in their willingness  
             to sacrifice even life itself in the pursuit of freedom and  
             liberty.

          This resolution declares May 1 through May 7, 2013, as Cinco de  
          Mayo Week, and urges all Californians to join in celebrating  
          Cinco de Mayo.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Fiscal Com.:  No



          MW:d  5/14/13   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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