Returning migrants boost middle class
(Janet Jarman / JANET JARMAN/FOR THE WASHINGTON)
In the U.S., they were illegal aliens. Back home, they are new entrepreneurs using the billions of dollars earned in America to create a middle class.
For Mexican voters, few good choices
Mexicans in the violent city of Tampico say they must make a vote based less on hope and more on fear.
In Mexico, the booming auto industry fuels growth of the middle class
A job at Nissan’s plant in Mexico is akin to working in the U.S. for Ford in the 1950s. Except for the pay.
Mexico’s new middle class is taking over
The swelling ranks of the middle class in Mexico are crowding new Wal-Marts, driving Nissan sedans and maxing out their credit cards.
The New Mexicans
This series examines the dramatic demographic changes occurring in Mexico, where the middle class is becoming a majority.
For Mexico’s middle class, drug war deepens trust deficit
Country’s financial resources are growing, but Mexicans still don’t trust institutions or each other.
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A deepening deficit of trust
In Mexico, the drug war has deeply eroded people’s trust in authorities and neighbors.
Success and struggle in Mexico’s motor city
Automakers are transforming workers’ lives, but wages still lag far behind their U.S. counterparts.
