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Typically when we see timelines about Mexico being better off, it involves going back and preventing the Texan Revolution, or having them doing better in the events surrounding their own revolution. But I was wondering if there is perhaps a way to do it in a more modern sense?

I was thinking in particular about the 1980s. Coming into it Mexico had a bit of an oil boom, and yet they ended up massively devaluing the peso. The financial crisis of 1982 really hurt Mexico and was another step on the path of where they are today.

Apparently President Madrid had wanted to focus on a more export-based economy, reducing spending in public infrastructure. Perhaps something more akin to President Gortari's national development plan? Regardless, it seems like something would have to be done differently.

It would seem that if Mexico could avoid the total crash of the peso in the 1980s, perhaps they could stem the tide of immigration from Mexico to the United States? This could eventually have a feedback effect as higher skilled Mexican workers can then contribute to the economy although to be fair there is no immediately clear path from that Point A to Point B.
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