Remittances to Mexico fall for the first time in over a decade

The World

Money sent home to Mexico by migrants in the United States fell last year for the first time in more than a decade. The nearly 5% drop ends an 11-year run of steady growth. Mexico is one of the world’s largest recipients of remittances, and millions of families rely on that support. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports.

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