Photo: #"Poor Mexico! So far from God, so close to the United States." For many Mexicans, the lament of President Porfirio Diaz a century ago still rings true today. In "Mexico: Getting to Know the Neighbors" America Abroad travels to Mexico City and explores Mexican attitudes toward America, past and present.
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"Poor Mexico! So far from God, so close to the United States." For many Mexicans, the lament of President Porfirio Diaz a century ago still rings true today. In "Mexico: Getting to Know the Neighbors" America Abroad travels to Mexico City and explores Mexican attitudes toward America, past and present. (Courtesy America Abroad)

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Mexico: Getting to know the neighbors

Broadcast: Midday, 08/17/2006, 12:06 p.m.

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Like it or not, Mexico and the United States are inextricably linked. America Abroad explores the history of U.S.-Mexico relations and how it affects present day issues like immigration, drug trafficking and free trade.

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