It was April 10, 2022, and Corona Plaza in the New York City borough of Queens was bustling with singers, mariachis and a Zumba dance troupe, all brandishing Mexican flags. Folkloric dancers dressed in bright carnival garb paraded around the plaza. Mixed in with the collage of colorful decorations and patriotic symbols were hundreds of pictures of the Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador — known was AMLO — alongside flags of his party, Morena, and a daisy-chain of posters with messages that said things like: 

“It is an honor to be with Obrador!" 

"Women for AMLO!" 

"AMLO: best president ever!”