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November 20, 2009
Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
November 16, 2009
Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives – reverse remittances from Mexico
October 12, 2009
Remittances to Honduras Fall Nearly 11 Percent in ‘09
October 5, 2009
Remittances sent home by Mexicans living abroad, especially in the United States, fell 15.1% to $1.78 billion in August compared with the same month last year, the central bank reported.
September 24, 2009
Half of New Latino Immigrants to U.S. Send Money Abroad :: U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances, unless they report being religious
September 11, 2009
There is a de-facto American Union: The Honduran migrant workers should have their own tea-party… No remittances without representation! – (really interesting!)
September 1, 2009
Remittances sent to Peru amounted US $ 564 million
August 5, 2009
MoneyGram International Adds Nearly 1,200 Agent Locations in Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia and Dominican Republic
July 14, 2009
The severe recession in the United States will cause remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean to fall by at least 6.9 percent this year, the World Bank said Monday.
June 16, 2009
In Mexico, the U.S. Downturn Hits Home – Poor Towns Especially Hurt as Immigrants’ Money Transfers Drop Sharply
June 1, 2009
Mexico remittances plunge in worst fall on record – plunged in April by more than 18 percent compared to the same period last year
April 2, 2009
The money Mexicans living abroad sent home fell three percent in February compared to the same month last year, the central bank’s president said Wednesday.
March 16, 2009
Slumping economy hurts flow of remittances to Latin America
March 13, 2009
EL SALVADOR: ‘Many Swapped Farming for (Shrinking) Remittances’
January 28, 2009
Yearly Mexican Remittances Drop Significantly
January 21, 2009
New government figures show that Colombians living abroad are sending less money to their home country – though it’s too early to say if it’s a trend.
Salvadorans living abroad sent home about $3.8 billion last year, an increase of 2.5 percent despite the global economic turmoil.
December 12, 2008
Remittances to Mexico – The end of the American dream – The recession up north bites in rural Mexico
December 2, 2008
Funds at risk for families back home – The dependence of a Salvadoran town on remittances from emigrants in the United States mirrors the worry in much of Latin America.
November 18, 2008
Los salvadoreños que residen en el exterior enviaron 3.185,3 millones de dólares a sus familias en este país en los primeros diez meses del año, un incremento de 4,1%, informó el lunes el Banco Central de Reserva (BCR).
August 28, 2008
Mexican Towns Hit by US Downturn – Figures released by Mexico’s Central Bank last month revealed that remittances had dropped for the first time since it began keeping records, down 2.2% for the first six months of the year.
July 30, 2008
Jesus Cervantes, director of economic measurement for Mexico’s central bank, said remittances are expected to decline 1.5 percent to 2 percent for 2008 as a whole over the previous year.
July 28, 2008
Flow of dollars home to Latin America dwindles – The souring American economy has hit workers hard everywhere, but now it’s reaching across the border. The depth of the downturn is evident at money transfer companies like Dolex, which report a steep fall in remittances.
June 19, 2008
TransferOrbit Finalizes Definitive Contract with Mexican Network Giant TU-DNRO Inc.
Generational gap found on Cuba travel – Polls showed a generational gap among Cuban Americans on how to deal with Cuba.
June 11, 2008
DHS: Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Department of Commerce Secretary Gutierrez at the State of Immigration Address
May 27, 2008
Obama says in Miami he would open family travel to Cuba
Obama says his Cuba policy is based on ‘Libertad’
May 22, 2008
Fewer immigrants in Lee send money to Latin America – Florida – “The implications are massive”
May 20, 2008
The U.S. Recession Hits Home — in Mexico – Even as Mexican workers send less money home and families struggle to stay above the poverty line, the U.S. is still considered a land of opportunity
May 15, 2008
Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability – Unemployment among U.S. Hispanics has risen faster than other groups
May 8, 2008
Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?
May 7, 2008
Recipients in Mexico Favor Receiving US-Sent Remittances Through Companies that Contribute to Local Economic Development and Job Creation Projects
May 5, 2008
Money train runs from here to Mexico – remittances from Madison, Wisconsin
April 30, 2008
Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home – Only 50 percent of some 18.9 million Latino immigrants in this country now send money regularly to relatives in their home countries, compared with 73 percent two years ago, the survey found.
April 13, 2008
Remittances over phones may challenge border policies
March 24, 2008
Visa issue keeps carnival workers from crossing border
March 9, 2008
MIGRATION-US: Ailing Building Industry Squeezes Remittances
March 6, 2008
Mexican Worker Money Transfers Drop at a Record Pace
January 31, 2008
Mexicans Miss Money From Relatives Up North
Remittances to Mexico drop as U.S. economy slows, enforcement increases
January 23, 2008
Dominicans abroad funneled US25.7B to economy in just 10 years
January 9, 2008
Peruvians Living Abroad Can Purchase Homes in Their Name
January 4, 2008
University of California, Davis Immigration Policy Experts Available
January 3, 2008
Making a magnet: Channeling remittances into investment in Mexico chips away at the cause of illegal immigration | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
November 27, 2007
Elena Poniatowska on Immigration – Why Mexicans Would Rather Live in Fear Than in Mexico
Flow of migrant money to Mexico stalls – A dragging U.S. economy and a campaign against undocumented workers are key reasons why Mexican migrants’ remittances home have leveled off.
November 12, 2007
How Latin America Subsidizes the U.S. – The estimated $2 trillion of U.S. investments held by Latin America’s wealthy classes is essential to a U.S. economy.
October 29, 2007
Mexican remittances hit by slow US construction
Castillo: I’m just one of countless ‘anomalies’
October 26, 2007
Mexicans Miss Money From Relatives Up North
Pew Hispanic Center Report: Between Here and There: How Attached Are Latino Immigrants to Their Native Country?
October 25, 2007
Remittances hit by political and economic uncertainty in U.S.
October 24, 2007
Study counts cash sent home by migrants – ($24.2 billion to Mexico)
October 20, 2007
San Diego County remittances to Mexico hit $1.1 billion
October 16, 2007
The Tap Is Closing – Immigration and unemployment are affecting how much money is being sent from the US, which is doing severe damage to Latin American economies which depend on these remittances.
October 15, 2007
The Spanish bank BBVA seeks to persuade investors it is on the right track
October 14, 2007
Groups at odds over number of illegal immigrants in U.S.
September 11, 2007
Rising US unemployment is reducing remittance flows to Latin America
August 9, 2007
U.S. jobs are scarcer for migrants, study shows
Did You Know? A sharp decline in remittances ”” came among Mexicans living in states where they have settled in large numbers only recently, like Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. In those states, the percentage of Mexicans sending money home fell to 56 percent from January to June, from 80 percent in 2006.
July 24, 2007
THE TOMÃS RIVERA POLICY INSTITUTE RELEASES SUMMARY FINDINGS ON THE UNRECOGNIZED AND RISING AFFLUENCE OF LATINOS
July 17, 2007
Did You Know? Mayor Filiberto PÃo estimates that remittances constitute 40 percent of the Opopeo, Mexico’s economy
Wells Fargo Launches Enhanced Remittance Service; Offers Zero Dollar Transaction Fee
May 31, 2007
Western Union Expands Community Development Initiative throughout Mexico
May 21, 2007
Immigration: How to win over Latin America
April 30, 2007
Mobile Remittances Create New Banking Model
April 26, 2007
Did You Know? After increasing an average of just over 23% a year since 2000, remittances for the first two months of 2007 were just 5.5% ahead of the same period last year, according to Mexicos central bank
U.S. housing slump hits home – As construction jobs drop off, immigrant workers’ families to the south are feeling the pinch.
April 17, 2007
Latin Americans find economic freedom in U.S.
March 26, 2007
Japans Mizuho Corporate Bank in tie-up with Mexicos Banorte
March 22, 2007
Menendez Sees Tipping Point for US-Latin American Relations
March 19, 2007
Did You Know? Latin Americans working outside their countries are expected to send home more than $100 billion annually by 2010,
February 8, 2007
Orlandi Valuta, Transferunion Launch Money-Transfer Services from the U.S. to Ecuador
February 1, 2007
Did You Know? With $23 billion sent to Mexico in 2006, it was the fifth straight year that remittances have risen between 15 and 25 percent.
January 2, 2007
Can Calderon Boost Mexicos Tourism Industry?
December 11, 2006
New Survey Paints Vivid Portrait of U.S. Latinos
December 8, 2006
How U.S. Aid to El Salvador Could Miss Out – Immigrants Who Send Bulk of Support Want a Say in New Grant Program
November 27, 2006
Remittances and Money Laundering in Mexico
November 14, 2006
Help from relatives in U.S. not all good news for El Salvador
October 25, 2006
Mexican lawmakers attack Arizona’s interception of money transfers from migrants
October 19, 2006
Latino immigrants in Arizona to send $1.4 billion back home
Did You Know? California topped all states in remittances with $13.2 billion, a 37 percent increase over 2004, followed by Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey and Georgia
Study says Latin American migrants will send home record amount
Did You Know? Remittances to Mexico from immigrants in Texas are expected to soar to $5.2 billion this year
Texas’ Hispanic immigrants send billions home
