The federal minimum wage in the United States stands at $7.25 per hour, a rate unchanged since 2009. A full-time worker earning this wage makes just over $15,000 annually, which falls below the ...

When President Obama visited Mexico in May, he spoke a few words of Spanish, praised the paintings of Frida Kahlo and quoted author Octavio Paz. Then he hit his key message: “Because of the sacrifices ...

A Mexican household considered "middle class" by national standards earns less per month than what a full-time U.S. worker on the federal minimum wage brings home. While both countries debate living ...

NAUCALPAN, Mexico - Middle-class voters like Gerardo Olivo helped drive Mexico's ruling party from power 12 years ago, ending its seven decades of rule. Now the same voters seem ready to bring back ...

Dear Mexican, I was under the impression that Mexico actually had a LARGER middle class than most Latin American nations, consisting of doctors and lawyers, among all sorts of other professions.