Migrants working in the United States send at least $200 billion home every year, including cash to criminal cartels, according to a new analysis of “remittances.”
The money collected by legal and illegal migrants went to 134 nations, but most was directed to Mexico, India, Guatemala, the Philippines, and China.
While much of the money was likely sent to relatives back home, some was also directed to cartels, said the analysis from the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
“In some cases, remittances intentionally or unintentionally support cartels, human smugglers, terrorists and organized crime,” said the analysis shared with Secrets. “Approximately $4.4 billion out of the $58.5 billion in total remittances sent to Mexico in 2022 were potentially linked to cartels,” it added.
Those numbers, said the
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