Honestly?
2006-09-13 07:34:16 · 13 answers · asked by gokart121 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Hey I'm meican, I live in Mexico City, and I'm not poor in fact I believe I do very well I go to Vegas at the Venetian every now and then, I live a nice life I have a nice car a Peugeot they don't sell those in the States it's a french car. Many of my friends live in the same situation.
We're not completely poor the thing is that there is a broad difference between the poor people and the people with money.
80% of the people in Mexico are extremely poor, we have the poorest community on earth poorer than Africa, we have natives living in the jungle with no electricity water or any kind of service. Most of the people live with under one dollar.
So you tell me are we poor is it all a facade?. I dont think so.
For more information check out this links:
International Monetary fund
http://www.imf.org/external/country/MEX/index.htm
The Ecnomist
http://www.economist.com
2006-09-13 07:57:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mexico is a country with valuable mineral resources. Many of the people in Mexico are poor but that is partly to do with poor governance - As a virtual vassal state of the USA Mexico's ruling government has tended to reach power with the support of the USA - their policies have therefore tended to be compromised.
2006-09-13 07:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Bring back Democracy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexico's minimum wage is about $4.30 a day, or about $100 a month.
Legal and illegal Mexicans in the USA send home $18 billion in "American-made" money each year and labor (people) is now Mexico's biggest export after oil. In several states of Mexico, the total amount sent home from the USA was greater than the total salaries of everyone working in the formal sector of the economy. In other words, the citizens receive more money sent from the USA by their families in the USA than from salaries paid to employees.
2006-09-13 07:51:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mexico is NOT a poor country. It has the fifth richest economy in the world, and by sending its teeming masses to our country, that status keeps on rising. Mexico has more resources per square mile than the U.S. and plenty of money to take care of its own people. Why should the taxpayers of this country subsidize Mexico's corruption?
2006-09-13 09:48:08 · answer #4 · answered by hayleylov 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In some of Mexico they are but I'm not sure about the other part of Mexico.
2006-09-13 07:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sam 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mexico is a beautiful rich country, it's been the corruption of thier Government and the neglect to their people that has taken a toll on the country.
If their Government put more into thier people, they would not be fleeing else where.
2006-09-13 08:00:50 · answer #6 · answered by Nena 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are NOT poor !! Just managed wrong, if Mexico wasn't as corrupt as it is they would be a major player globally!! They would and could be a super power, if they could just get rid of the corrupt leaders.
2006-09-13 07:44:28 · answer #7 · answered by Hold em Rox 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
mexico is like russia india china brazi.. few billionaires own the whole country. all else lives off a tiny wage.
look at wages. why has was still so low in mexico china india. russia.
why still 3rd world. why these people have NOT moved from 3rd world to 1st world
2015-08-21 16:17:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually no its not. they gotta lot of oil n tourism n all that, but most of the money belongs to the government. in mexico ur either rich, or poor. the middle class is really small.
2006-09-13 11:19:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know Monterrey is not poor. All the Monterrey rich kids come to my job (bankers) for training and go back to Monterrey to work.
2006-09-13 14:24:39 · answer #10 · answered by escapegrl1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋