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Four young homeless boys stand next to each other. The three boys in front wear faded dirty clothing. The boy at the center raises his right hand and the boy on the right puts his left hand on his head. Trash is scattered around them. In the background, there is a large group of people. The 80's were considered the "lost decade" because of Mexico's debt crisis. This was due to the falling oil prices that left Mexico without foreign currency to pay off its $80 billion debt. This in effect, increased high levels of unemployement. In 1981, 52.5 percent of households in Mexico were considered poor. Cuatro niños sin hogar caminan uno al lado del otro. Los tres niños en el frente visten ropa sucia descolorida. El niño en el centro levanta su mano derecha y el niño a la derecha pone su mano izquierda en su cabeza. La basura está esparcida alrededor de ellos. En el fondo, hay un gran grupo de personas. Los años 1980 fueron considerados como la "década perdida" debido a la crisis de la deuda de México. Esto se debió a la caída de los precios del petróleo que dejó a México sin moneda extranjera para pagar su deuda de $80 mil millones. Esto, en efecto, aumentó los altos niveles de desempleo. En 1981, 52.5 por ciento de los hogares en México eran considerados pobres.
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