US economic woes impact on Mexico - 28 May 08

In Mexico, people relying on money sent from family members working in the US are feeling the pinch of the US economic downturn.

Migrants are sending less money this month than at any time in the past 13 years.

Al Jazeera's Franc Contreras visited a rural village in Mexico's Puelba state to see how the country's poorest are faring.

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• mexico
• remittances
• money
• rural
• us
• united
• states
• migrants
• economy
• franc
• contreras
• aljazeera

[capnhands]

How easy would it be in Mexico to get money and create jobs? Simple, legalize all drugs in Mexico. Can you imagine the millions of dollars and jobs this would create? People who do drugs are gonna do drugs are going to whether legal or illegal. Might as well profit from it. Before you disagree with me take a look at Portugal. 5 years after legalizing all drugs the number of overdoses went down and also HIV cases dropped as well.

[6oatFaulkers]

Fuck Republican Conservative pig Crackers......and deport all honkies!

[Veielchen]

Hey Frank,

I was so glad to find this video, it has been over a year since we went to Malacatepec and talked to the families. Don't know if you remember me, I was with Gustavo.

I am glad how it turned out. It shows the reality of how our Mexico is right now.

I would like to tell all those who can't stop swearing and criticizing Mexico and us, mexican, that you should live this to be able to talk about it. If you don't have anything good to say, at least be smart and just don't say anything!

[ZarinVxx]

Destroys all of us, white and your stupid country is going to shit, Mexicans generate wealth for you and us, what happens to one, happens to the other

[buyusaonly]

i guess without america and the money we provide for the out of control breeders mexico would be in bad shape.... oh yeah my bad mexico is a paradise

[ploiwang]

well said,jklasd

[AdolphHitler1488]

Shit on mestizo land!

[cerve414]

lol white power lol. 50,000 latinos in the usa turn 18 each month not illegal latinos voting able latinos! the media shows you the poorest areas. it will be like the world just saw detroit or the poor areas of chicago.

[ubitches420]

Look at that monster of a mexican baby in the top right corner. LOL ahahahahahaha. If only a click of a mouse could "end" his life. LOL

[geoffreyphilip]

yeah right, no wonder u people will be begging for food in the near future, when every country will drop a jdam on ur ass. ur economy is going down the drain too. how great.