The 1994 Chiapas rebellion demonstrated the deep revolutionary sentiments of the Mexican people. In many ways, the U.S. imperialists face a more difficult situation in Mexico today than they did in 1968. The Mexican economy has become more tightly wrapped in the web of interdependency with the U.S. economy. In reality, the situation is very precarious with the potential for much deeper crisis. Real income has fallen 75 percent in the last 10 years, and large sections of the middle classes are deep in debt.
Unemployment is sky high.
The peso is steadily losing value. The situation in the countryside is abysmal. A recent UN report on nutrition classified Mexico in the same category as many African countries plagued by famine. There is much less maneuvering room for the Mexican ruling class to increase profits or to hand out concessions in the hopes of tying the masses to the government. Infighting and splits within the ruling class are very intense.