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title: "Mexicans Say Life is Better in the U.S."
description: "Close to six-in-ten Mexicans (57%) say that people who leave Mexico enjoy a better life in the U.S., up from 51% in 2007."
date: "2009-10-05"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2009/10/05/mexicans-say-life-is-better-in-the-u-s/"
---

# Mexicans Say Life is Better in the U.S.

Most Mexicans believe life is better in the United States. The 2009 Pew Global Attitudes survey finds that close to six-in-ten (57%) say that people who move from Mexico enjoy a better life in the U.S., up from 51% in 2007. And the vast majority of those who are in regular contact with friends and relatives living in the U.S. say those friends and relatives have largely achieved their goals. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1351/mexico-public-opinion-crime-economy-drugs-corruption)