Originally posted by svt4stv:
Originally posted by PackRat:
Originally posted by svt4stv:


ive heard this argument before. its not like theyre sending home millions of dollars.



Nope, more like between $14 and $17 BILLION dollars annually, the second largest source of foreign income for Mexico after oil.



do you have a source to cite for that? because i find it a little hard to believe. at best it could only be a guesstimate but that seems overly inflated, probably to to support a particular stance.



http://www.patriotist.com/acarch/ac20040112b.htm

This one puts the number at $7 billion
http://www.energia.com/public_service/us_mexico_relations.asp

This puts the number at $23 billion for all of Latin America (Mexico at $9 Billion)
http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2003/thesixthsection/special_mexican.html


Either way you look at it, it's a huge chunk of change.