Word: mexicans
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...middle class, rather than the desperately poor, that De la Madrid must worry about. Public confidence in the country is sinking along with the economy. Mindful of Lopez Portillo's earlier promise of abundance, Mexicans, as one well-connected local lawyer put it, "feel deep bitterness at the deception." That, in turn, raises the specter of instability in Mexico, a matter of major concern to the U.S. Talk of a military coup is circulating on the dinner-party circuit in Mexico City. There is little likelihood of such a thing: the Mexican military has stayed removed from civilian affairs...
...trappings of electoral democracy were there. For 218 days, the presidential candidate had barnstormed the Mexican countryside. He had listened to complaints and appealed for support in the most remote and neglected hamlets. Preceded by hordes of journalists and skilled advancemen, he had toured a total of 55,800 miles in 31 states by jet, helicopter, rail, bus and ship. The candidate had even stumped for 79 miles on foot. He had attended 1,287 meetings, forums, assemblies and receptions. He had eaten 63 campaign breakfasts, 148 campaign lunches and 32 campaign dinners. He was the guest of honor...
...sign that the P.R.I. was running scared, and with reason. The U.S.'s populous (72 million) and oil-rich southern neighbor is in the throes of a profound economic and social crisis. Inflation is running at an annual rate of about 60%, and last February the Mexican peso suffered a 40% devaluation. The country's current foreign debt is about $52 billion, among the highest in the Third World. Nervous investors have pulled some $6 billion of their capital out of the country in the past year. Government expenditures ate up 48% of Mexico's gross domestic...
Despite its oil wealth, Mexico remains a country of horrendous economic contrasts, now made worse by oil-boom inflation and the rising expectations of its middle and working classes. The bottom 20% of the Mexican population is worse off, in real economic terms, than it was in 1977. Approximately 50% of the population is undernourished, according to one study. What is more, the real challenge has yet to hit the country. By the turn of the century, U.S. analysts estimate, the population will have grown by nearly 50%, to about 100 million. The country needs to create 800,000 jobs...
...addition to opening boarder communication with groups like the BSA, Counter said he will continue to organize programs similar to this year's well-attended conference on Japanese internment during World War II and Noche Mexicana, a celebration of Mexican folk dance and music...