Tracking Trust

Despite the opinion-maker's overwhelmingly positive reaction to Hillary's stay in Mexico, a strong undercurrent of mistrust among regular Mexicans persists. Fifty-three percent of the respondents to a Beltrán-Excélsior poll said that Clinton's visit was the same as any a foreign secretary would make, and 60 said that they don't believe her affirmation that Mexico is among the most important nations in the world for the US. Only 37 percent believed that the attitude of the Obama government toward Mexico was sincere, while 33 said it was false. For 59 percent of Mexicans, the relationship between the two nations is the same as always, regardless of Obama's election.