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Caribbean-Latin America
Mexican president calls for protests in America against taxes on remittances
2025-06-09
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Posted by:trailing wife

#14   Drug mule, Frank G.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-09 23:17  

#13  Cartels are already planning, I'm sure, to deal with the tax/shutdown of remittances. What's the Spanish for Hawala?
Posted by: Frank G   2025-06-09 21:37  

#12   The collected $9 Billion, would take care of a lot

A very prqctical suggestion, NN2N1. I wonder if it could be done easily by a one paragraph presidential Executive order, or if it requires a law passed by Congress.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-09 21:27  

#11  I call for the nuking of Mexico City
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-06-09 15:07  

#10  WIKI AI cite;
"Mexico received 64,745 million dollars (md) in remittances in 2024, +2.3% compared to 2023 when 63,319 md were received. Remittances reach a new historical maximum in 2024 and accumulate a streak of 11 consecutive years of growth, which began in 2014.Feb 4, 2025"

"Remittances from abroad account for roughly 4.5 percent of Mexico's total GDP and form the largest single source of foreign income for Mexico, outstripping the income brought in by any other individual source, including foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States, tourism, and net manufacturing exports.Jan 15, 2025"
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2025-06-09 12:30  

#9  Mexico’s President Eggs On Violent Insurrectionists in Los Angeles and Issues Threat Against America (VIDEO)
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-09 11:29  

#8  According to Western Union, International transfers range from $35-$50. Yeah, let's put a tax of 50% on wires to Mexico.
I read Mexico receives around $60B in wires from the US each year.
Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed   2025-06-09 11:18  

#7  50% minimum. Take away their reasons to be here.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2025-06-09 10:50  

#6  So Mexico does have an interest selling it's people.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2025-06-09 09:53  

#5  Mexico’s President, New York Times, Excuse LA’s Mexican-Flag Riots
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-09 07:07  

#4  

Imagine if ICE had a database & the IRS could collect Tax Revenues for all wired $$$$$ / funds to Mexico and etc.?

A process that required the sender to show a State issued Legal ID & SSN, that is recorded. Then a 5% per transfer fee applied.

Of course, allowing any US Citizen sender to apply with the IRS for a refund, and it be issued in 45 days.

EL PASO TIMES (June 8th, 2025)
"In 2024, immigrants living abroad sent home $160.9 billion to the countries in Latin America, according to data from the Inter-American Development Bank. Mexico and Guatemala receive the highest amount of money as remittances, with Mexico receiving $64.745 billion and Guatemala receiving $21.510 billion in 2024."


The collected $9 Billion, would take care of a lot of the estimated 350,000 homeless US Citizens & US Vet's @ $25,000 each p/yr.
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-06-09 06:57  

#3  Perhaps a DOGE look-see would be in order.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-06-09 06:01  

#2  Calling John J. Pershing?
Posted by: Grom the Reflective   2025-06-09 02:11  

#1  Mexican president calls for MO MONEY.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2025-06-09 00:07  

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