Mexico's Migrants

An article in the New York Times, Mexico's Migrants Profit From Dollars Sent Home, includes a discussion very similar to one we had in class today. These discussions are based on the economic impact that Mexican migrant workers, numerous because of the proximity of Mexico to the United States, have on the Mexican economy. The residents of Valparaíso receive 100,000 dollars a day from relatives North of the border. The magnitude of the sum is enormous. 3 million dollars, the money sent in a month, is equivelent to the yearly operating budget of the town. The demographic position and the resulting international situation has an enormous impact on the domestic situation in Mexico.