FAST FACT: $ 23 BILLION DOLLARS SENT BACK TO MEXICO IN 2006<\/p>\n
That is $23 billion dollars that did not go through the U.S. economy…but don’t worry, Mexicans are just looking for a better life.<\/p>\n
$23 billion sent to Mexico in ’06 <\/strong><\/p>\n Record total attributed to more migration, cheaper sending costs<\/p>\n January 31, 2007 The amount of money that Mexican immigrants sent back to their homeland hit a record $23 billion in 2006 \u2013 suggesting a greater number of workers are sending more money home. <\/p>\n Immigration experts attributed last year’s 15 percent rise to multiple factors, including increased migration, more generosity by immigrants and cheaper sending costs. <\/p>\n It was the fifth straight year that remittances <\/a>have risen between 15 and 25 percent. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nBy DIANNE SOL\u00cdS and LAURENCE ILIFF \/ The Dallas Morning News <\/p>\n