Mexican immigrants in the United States sent less money back to Mexico in May, a decline in an important source of income for many families.
Remittances — or the money immigrants send back to their countries of origin — dropped close to 5% for Mexico from May of last year to May of this year.
That decline was significantly less than the 12% drop in April compared to April 2024.
Mexico receives most of its remittances from the United States, which is going forward with a 1% tax on some of that money. Republicans’ megabill passed by Congress on Thursday would tax remittances paid in cash, which is only a fraction of the total amount of money sent back to Mexico.
Mexico’s president has strongly pushed back against taxing remittances, and says her government would reimburse Mexican citizens in the U.S. who have to pay the tax.
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