What if remittances became illegal
along with driving, sending kids to school, healthcare, etc.
Mexicans sent home $26.1 billion from January to November 2017, according to figures released Tuesday by the central bank of Mexico. That's the most ever recorded and better than the $24.1 billion sent in 2016 over the same period.
Barring a major setback in December, the total annual figure for 2017 is on pace to hit another record high.
Remittances are one of Mexico's top sources of foreign income, outpacing oil exports, which totaled $18.5 billion between January and October, according to the most recent figures available at the Bank of Mexico. Manufacturing exports are the top source of foreign income for Mexico.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/01/02/news/economy/mexico-remittances/