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09-08-2008, 11:23 AM #1
BOO HOO-Immigrants pressed to support extended families
Monday, Sept. 8, 2008 , 12:01 a.m. Chattanooga: Immigrants pressed to support extended families
By: Perla Trevizo
(Contact)
POVERTY LEVELS
Percentage of population in poverty before and after increase in food prices:
Country
Population (millions)* -- Poverty now -- Poverty after**
Colombia
47.5 -- 52% -- 54.7%
Guatemala
13.3 -- 51.4% -- 59.4%
Honduras
7.7 -- 69.5% -- 73.4%
Mexico
109 -- 20.6% -- 27.5%
Peru
28.8 -- 44.2% -- 49.5%
*2007
**Based on a 30 percent increase in food prices
Source: Inter-American Development Bank
To buy food and pay debts, Horalio Ramirez’s family depends on what he and his brothers send back to Guatemala. But with the economic slowdown in the United States, the family manages without that expected income.
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09-08-2008, 11:31 AM #2
Americans are pressed to support the immediate family!
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09-08-2008, 11:41 AM #3As tighter immigration enforcement and sluggish economy make it harder for immigrants to send money back home, Latin America is having its own economic crunch, putting extra pressure on those who help support their families in other countries.
And you know when that happens they all start turing to crime and robbing American Citizens for the money!!!!Work Harder Millions on Welfare Depend on You!
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09-08-2008, 11:46 AM #4Americans are pressed to support the immediate family!Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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09-08-2008, 11:47 AM #5
Re: BOO HOO-Immigrants pressed to support extended families
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