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Immigration bill poses risks for money-transfer firms
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Immigration bill poses risks for money-transfer firms
Updated: 05/22/07 7:54 AM
Western Union Co. (WU) and Moneygram International Inc. (MGI) might seem obvious winners in the push for a Senate bill that would give temporary worker status to the country’s 12 million illegal immigrants. In fact, the bill — which Banc of America Securities estimates has only a 40 percent chance of becoming law – has risks for investors in moneytransfer companies.
Last month, Western Union Chief Executive Christina Gold said the bill’s requirement that foreign workers pay a $5,000 fee for temporary visas depressed revenue in the most recent quarter. Workers have been sending less money home as they save more.
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