Poll Ranks Americans' Favorable View of Mexico Highest Since 2006 Andrew V. Pestano - UPI
go to original February 22, 2017

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A Gallup poll shows Americans this year have a more positive view of Mexico than they have since 2006 mostly due more Democrats viewing the United States' southern neighbor favorably.

As part of Gallup's annual World Affairs survey, 64 percent of Americans said they have a "very" or "mostly" favorable view of Mexico, a 5 percent increase from 2016 that also ties the 64 percent seen in 2006.

Under the administrations of former U.S. President George W. Bush and former Mexican President Vicente Fox, Americans had the highest positive views of Mexico - peaking at 74 percent.

"After peaking at 74 percent in 2003 and 2005, Americans' positive views of Mexico fell to 64 percent in 2006 amid heightened publicity about drug and gang wars, and issues related to near-record-high illegal immigration from Mexico," Gallup wrote in a statement.

"Favorable views of the country continued to wane for another five years, bottoming out at 45 percent in 2011 - the lowest rating for Mexico since 1993, just before Californians passed a high-profile anti-immigrant ballot measure."

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