{"id":29101,"date":"2025-09-16T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=29101"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:52:24","slug":"los-desfiles-del-dia-de-la-independencia-de-mexico-celebran-la-herencia-a-pesar-de-las-presiones-de-la-inmigracion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2025\/09\/16\/mexican-independence-day-parades-celebrate-heritage-despite-immigration-pressures\/","title":{"rendered":"Los desfiles del D\u00eda de la Independencia de M\u00e9xico celebran la herencia cultural a pesar de la presi\u00f3n migratoria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fa7dfe\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col left_padding_desktop_5pct top_padding_desktop_0pct right_padding_desktop_5pct bottom_padding_desktop_0pct \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Over the weekend, 26th Street in Little Village transformed into a sea of green, red and white for Mexican Independence Day. The sounds of wooden noisemakers, plastic horns and shouts of \u201cViva Mexico\u201d filled the air as thousands gathered for the annual parade.<\/p>\n<p>Fifteen miles southeast, in South Chicago, a few thousand attendees gathered for a similar celebration. People pulled up lawn chairs and stood on street corners in front of homes and shops along Commercial Avenue as classic cars and floats for small businesses passed by.<\/p>\n<p>The parades, organized by the Little Village Chamber of Commerce and the Mexican Patriotic Club, respectively, celebrated Mexican Independence Day ahead of the holiday on Sept. 16, the day Mexico declared independence from Spain in 1810.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fa935e\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fa9e9a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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\" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>For attendees, the celebrations were a way to show pride in their traditions and culture,\u00a0especially amid the rise of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want people to know that ICE raids will not intimidate us,\u201d said Evelyn Carmona-Villegas, a Little Village parade attendee. \u201cWe\u2019re here, and we\u2019re here to stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carmona-Villegas was one of many in Sunday\u2019s crowd who carried signs of protest against immigration enforcement in addition to the typical Mexican flags.<\/p>\n<p>Signs displayed messages including \u201cMigra: Fuera de Chicago,\u201d meaning \u201cICE: Out of Chicago,\u201d and \u201cICE Lies: Justice for Silverio,\u201d to call attention to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOhMW_Ekrwf\/?hl=en\">death of Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez<\/a>, who an ICE agent fatally shot in Franklin Park just days before the parade.<\/p>\n<p>Villegas-Gonzalez\u2019s killing comes alongside other immigration enforcement activity possibly linked to the Department of Homeland Security\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/ice-launches-operation-midway-blitz-honor-katie-abraham-target-criminal-illegal\">Operation Midway Blitz<\/a>,\u201d which aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2025\/09\/08\/ice-launches-operation-midway-blitz-honor-katie-abraham-target-criminal-illegal\">target immigrants with criminal records in Illinois<\/a> for arrest.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DHS has not released specific details on how the operation has changed immigration enforcement in Chicago or what resources will be allocated to it. However, according to an internal memo obtained by CBS News, DHS planned to stage <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/navy-base-hub-federal-agents-chicago-immigration-crackdown\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at a Navy base in Illinois ahead of the operation. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22faceb2\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; 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The theme for the Little Village parade was \u201cOrgullo y Poder: Our Strength, Our Legacy.\u201d Organizers say it reflects the contributions and successes of local community members, business owners and leaders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In times of uncertainty, our community&#8217;s response is not to retreat, but to stand even taller,&#8221; Jennifer Aguilar, executive director of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers of the Mexican Independence Day parade in South Chicago echoed that sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur neighborhood, the strong people in it, and our strength in unity is what makes up this community,\u201d Carmela Vargas, with the Mexican Patriotic Club, said via email about the South Chicago parade. \u201cThis neighborhood deserves a great parade every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paradegoers also reflected on the importance of celebrations like these for preserving culture and identity for younger generations of Mexican American immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>Carmen Gomez, 60, has lived in Little Village for 30 years and was at Sunday\u2019s parade. Although her children were born here and celebrate different holidays, Gomez said it\u2019s important that they also celebrate her traditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s important for us that our traditions don&#8217;t get lost or forgotten by our children that we have here, and that they keep up with our customs,\u201d Gomez said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22faf1be\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col left_padding_desktop_5pct top_padding_desktop_0pct right_padding_desktop_5pct bottom_padding_desktop_0pct \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_05-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">A dancer with Xochitl-Quetzal Danza Azteca blows a conch shell trumpet during the Little Village Mexican Independence Day parade on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2025.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fafe3f\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col left_padding_desktop_5pct top_padding_desktop_0pct right_padding_desktop_5pct bottom_padding_desktop_0pct \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Jonathan Espinoza, 35, lives down the block from the parade route and comes by with his family every year, setting up a tent to watch the floats, live music and folkl\u00f3rico dancers pass by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s more than just a parade. It&#8217;s a tradition,\u201d said Espinoza, who was born in Mexico. \u201c[For] every person that comes from Mexico, it&#8217;s like a piece from home that everybody looks forward to every year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Katrina Pham is Borderless Magazine\u2019s audience engagement reporter. Email Katrina at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:katrina@borderlessmag.org\"><i>katrina@borderlessmag.org<\/i><\/a><i>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Max Herman is Borderless Magazine\u2019s Visuals Editor. Email Max at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:Max@borderlessmag.org\"><i>max@borderlessmag.org<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Camilla Forte is a CatchLight fellow and Report for America Corps Member covering immigrant communities for Borderless Magazine. She can be reached at <\/i><a href=\"mailto:camilla@borderlessmag.org\"><i>camilla@borderlessmag.org<\/i><\/a><i>. <\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fb0de4\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col left_padding_desktop_5pct top_padding_desktop_0pct right_padding_desktop_5pct bottom_padding_desktop_0pct \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Aztec dancers kick off the Little Village Mexican Independence Day parade on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fb1a63\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Riders with Urban Warriors participate in the Little Village Mexican Independence Day parade on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fb2681\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1281\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025.09.14_MexicanIndependence_LittleVillage_06-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Evelin Labastida holds a sign in support of Chicago\u2019s immigrant community while watching the Little Village Mexican Independence Day parade on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine\/Catchlight Local\/Report for America<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dea22fb32b9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1277\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-1245x828.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025_09_14_MexicanIndependence_SouthChicago_MH_01-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Children reach for candy at the South Chicago Mexican Independence Day Parade on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Max Herman\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div 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