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MEXICO, April 30, 2008 .- The havoc in the economy caused by the mortgage crisis in the U.S. as well as the discrimination has caused that 28% of the migrant Latin Americans in that country consider the possibility of returning to their home countries, reveals a poll carried out by the Pan-American Bank of Development and brought to light on April 30.

The conclusions of the survey carried out among 5.000 migrant latin-Americans in the U.S., indicate that less Latin-American immigrants are sending money with regularity to their countries of origin from the United States.

The survey carried out, by the Multilateral Fund of Investments (FOMIN) in February of 2008 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia found that only 50% of the interviewed still send money periodically to their families, against 73% in a similar survey in 2006.

The main causes for the fall, according to the polled, are the economic deceleration and a more hostile environment towards the immigrants in the United States, the general manager of FOMIN, Donald F. Terry, said in a press conference celebrated today in Washington the National Press Club.