LOS ANGELES (CNS) – The 79th annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade, billed as the nation’s oldest and largest Latin parade, will take to the streets Sunday as commemorations of the 215th anniversary of El Grito de Dolores or the Cry of Dolores and the resulting war that led to Mexico’s independence from Spain continue.
The parade, which steps off at 10 a.m. Sunday from Cesar E. Chavez and Mednik avenues, comes amid an ongoing federal crackdown on illegal immigration that led to several events being canceled earlier this year…