Obama hosts Cinco de Mayo party U.S. President Barack Obama walks to greet guests at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the W...

Obama hosts Cinco de Mayo party

U.S. President Barack Obama walks to greet guests at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 3, 2012. REUTERS

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 3, 2012. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown gather to perform at a Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House, May 3.

Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown perform at a Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House in Washington, May 3.

Dancers from Ballet Folklorico Mexicano de Georgetown perform at a Cinco de Mayo reception at the White House in Washington, May 3. Reuters

President Barack Obama hosted a Cinco de Mayo reception in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, May 3, 2012.