Why do people think mexico is a poor country?

jobs in movie making
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Question by jose g: Why do people think mexico is a poor country?
in reality is a rich country it has most all of its wealth in the north the south is poor but the government is working in destroying that huge gap. People from Europe and Latin America go to Mexico to become famous mexico leads all Spanish speaking countries with movie making and is home to Televisa the richest an largest television network in the world. Mexico has the 12th largest economy the reason why people migrate is beacuse the lack of jobs in southern Mexico.
many people from spain and latin america migrate to mexico
Mexico is home to 500,000 Americans mostly people who work there.
Nuevo Leon a state in Mexico has a high Per capita like the European union. higher than the us. its capital it’s the richest in Latin America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuevo_Leon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterrey

Best answer:

Answer by Corn Bread
You bring up some good points.
On the global stage, Mexico lags. On the Central American stage, Mexico looks pretty good. Compared to the United States, Mexico lags.

It’s a fact: Mexico has a meager GDP, and Mexico’s per capita income is only $ 7,310.

SOURCES
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/LACEXT/MEXICOEXTN/0,,menuPK:338407~pagePK:141132~piPK:141107~theSitePK:338397,00.html
http://globalis.gvu.unu.edu/indicator.cfm?IndicatorID=19&country=MX#rowMX
http://devdata.worldbank.org/external/CPProfile.asp?PTYPE=CP&CCODE=MEX

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