Migrants’ Remittances to Mexico and Central Amer
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The World Bank reported that legal and illegal immigrants sent $53.4 billion in remittances to Mexico and Central America in 2018.
Remittances to Mexico reached $33.7 billion in 2018, up 21% from 2016 , and the outflow to Central America rose to $19.7 billion in 2018, up 25% from 2016.
These money transfers provide a huge stimulus to the countries that export their populations to the U.S. labor market. -GEG
Legal and illegal migrants sent $53.4 billion in remittances back to Mexico and Central America in 2018, or more than double the cost of building a border barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a World Bank report.
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