True. I’m sure others have seen this frequently but the first time I went into the gas station convenience store and saw some people in line to use a special dedicated phone line to send Western Union money to a Central American country, I was surprised.
Census.gov
“Data from the CPS Migration Supplement suggest that households sent an estimated $11.7 billion to relatives and friends outside the United States during the 12 months before the survey.”
Census.gov
“Data from the CPS Migration Supplement suggest that households sent an estimated $11.7 billion to relatives and friends outside the United States during the 12 months before the survey.”
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Western Union doesn’t classify Mexico as a “foreign country” for purposes of sending money.
A massive money laundering. - no taxes / cash kickbacks for the store or other middlemen - takes place in all of these illegal migrant communities.
They can get bank accounts now with NO social security numbers but mostly it’s a cash economy.