Archive for October 26th, 2007
In the news: Mexican migrants sending less money home
An IHT story this morning discusses the stagnation and decline of remittances from Mexican migrants working in the US. Immigration crackdowns, greater concerns over deportation, and difficulty obtaining work without documentation are among the reasons cited. However, the situation of Mexican migrants goes against the global trends:
In the rest of the world, remittances are rising, [...]
Posted: October 26th, 2007 under Latin America, agriculture, economics, farm workers, immigration, in the news, undocumented.
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