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Mexico and the United States

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In Mexico, you work to live and in the U.S you live to work. Mexico is a tourist country where people all around the world come and visit the museums and the capitol and the church of Saint Mary. The United States is a fabulous place: 4 out of 5 Mexicans who moved to the US stayed because they have a stable and better life here. The United States is a place where you live your life to work. The most visited state is New York. Mexico and the United States are similar because they are both extraordinary countries, however they differ in economy, living situation and lifestyle. The economy is different because in Mexico, the economy is extremely low. Minimum wage is lower than the United States In mexico, they get payed $5 dollars a day. The United States minimum wage is $7.25 a hour. They should get payed the same amount as the United States economy is so low they can't. However, even though they get payed less in Mexico, the unemployment is lower than in the United States. In mexico the unemployment rate is 4.78 percent. The unemployment rate in the United States is 5.80 percent. This trend is interesting because in mexico they get played less but more people have jobs then the United States. Mexico and the United States have different economies when looking at minimum wage and unemployment rates. The living situations in Mexico and us are different. In Mexico 52.3 percent live below poverty level. In the United States only 16 percent live in poverty. The poverty levels should not be so different. In Mexico there are often 5 to 6 people in a household (All). The United States average number of people living in a house is 2.5. 5 to 6 people living in a house is a lot but its a culture thing which can be fun. the poverty levels and household composan are different between Mexico and The United States. Mexico and the United States have different life styles because in the United States we the majority of the time use cars to get places

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