As Obama heads to Latina AMerica, Only Argentina Views the US Negatively
Source: the Week
President Obama landed in Jamaica late Wednesday, his first stop en route to a Summit of the Americas in Panama City. America is pretty popular in the region, especially among the young, wealthy, and more educated Latin Americans, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center survey:
In all, a median 65 percent of Latin Americans surveyed had a favorable opinion of the U.S., ranging from 80 percent of Salvadorans to 36 percent of Argentinians. In fact, of the nine countries surveyed in Central and South America, only Argentina had a net negative view of the U.S. — and even the poor 36 percent number is a big improvement from Pew's 2007 survey, which found 16 percent favorable views in Argentina. The 2014 poll was conducted before Obama's diplomatic thaw with Cuba, a move viewed favorably throughout Latin America.
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the countries surveyed with favorability rating included are:
El Salvador 80
Chile 72
Nicaragua 71
Peru 65
Brazil 65
Colombia 64
Mexico 63
Venezuela 62
Argentina 36
