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Men in suits on the floor of the Mexican Stock Exchange work through the day. Some of the men are standing, while others are talking or working on machines or desks. The 1980s are 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, which also contributed to high levels of immigration from Mexico to the United States during that decade. In 1981, 52.5 percent of households in Mexico were considered poor. Hombres en traje sobre el piso de la bolsa de valores en mexicana trabajan durante el día. Varios hombres estan parados mientras que otros platican o trabajan sobre maquinas o escritorios. Los años ochenta fueron considerados la "década perdida" debido a la crisis de deuda de México. Esto se debió a la caída de los precios del petróleo que dejó a México sin divisas para pagar su deuda de $ 80 mil millones de dolares de dolares. Esto, en efecto, aumentó los altos niveles de desempleo y contribuyó grandemente al crecimiento de la inmigración de mexicanos hacia los Estados Unidos durante esa decada. En 1981, el 52.5 por ciento de los hogares en México se consideraban pobres.
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