The Great Recession widened the wealth gap between rich and poor in the United States, and, even more dramatically, between non-Hispanic white and Hispanic households, largely due to plunging home prices in regions with dense Hispanic populations. However, though wealth data by metropolitan area are not yet readily available, San Antonio residents likely saw our white-Hispanic gap narrow as home prices climbed while the income differentials shrank.
What about Mexico?
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