More about individual monetary remittances (Money sent to families in foreign countries from their relatives illegally residing in the U.S.)

According to the World Bank, the flow of individual monetary remittances to Latin America will reach 58 billion dollars in 2010 and will hold steady in 2010 despite the crisis. Mexico heads the list of recipients with a total of 22.6 billion dollars. Following Mexico are Brazil and Guatemala, each expected to receive 4.3 billion; Colombia, at 3.9 billion, and El Salvador : 3.6 billion dollars.

The Bank foresees that the volume will reach 62 billion dollars in 2011 and 69 billion in 2012. Their analysis indicates that 30.2 million Latin Americans live outside their countries, the equivalent of 5.2% of its population.

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Billions of U.S. dollars, that should be spent in our economy to create jobs being sent south. And then they have the nerve to line up for free medical, free education, and welfare benefits because they're too poor to pay their bills.