It was also a time when many Mexicans were abandoning their economy and leaving to work in the US. The situation would have been even worse had this safety valve not been in place
Esos eran los tiempos en que muchos mexicanos estaban abandonando su economía para trabajar en los EE.UU. La situación podría haber sido incluso peor si esta válvula de seguridad no hubiese existido.