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Mexico Is Solidly Middle Class (No Matter What Trump Says)
The president’s dark rhetoric paints an inaccurate portrait of the country’s economy.
South of the border.
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When Americans think of Mexico, many may envision an impoverished country with millions of people desperate to flee to the north. But this picture -- made prominent by President Donald Trump -- is out of date. Steadily and quietly, Mexico has grown into a moderately prosperous nation.
Economists usually model economic growth as a rising curve. Mexico’s growth looks more like a straight line. Growth in recent years has been slower than in the 1960s and '70s, but Mexico keeps chugging along: