https://freerepublic.com/tag/mexicosincome/ en-us Mon, 6 Oct 2003 23:07:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/996276/posts Remittances are Mexico's biggest source of income, says Fox By Luis Alonso Lugo ASSOCIATED PRESS 8:51 p.m. September 24, 2003 NEW YORK ? Money sent from Mexican workers in the United States to their families back home has reached a record $12 billion in 2003, Mexican President Vicente Fox said Wednesday. Remittances "are our biggest source of foreign income, bigger than oil, tourism or foreign investment," Fox told reporters after a meeting with Mexican-American businessmen. "The 20 million Mexicans in the United States generate a gross product that is slightly higher than the $600 billion generated by Mexicans in Mexico,"... ASSOCIATED PRESS https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/996276/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2003 23:07:30 GMT