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The Onion on Remittances

By immigrationprof

From the satirical newspaper, the Onion (Aug. 23-29, 2007, issue):

Opinion: American Voices: Fewer Mexicans Sending Money Home

With many immigrants planning to return to Mexico, the percentage of those sending money to family members at home dropped almost 10 percent last year. What do you think?

Fran Kukoda, Systems Analyst: “Cutting off their family, eh? Then they’ve truly become Americans.”

Wally Payton, Barber: “It burns me up to think of those illegal immigrants hoarding their riches.”

Jim Lafferty, Cardiologist: “I’m not surprised. It’s pretty difficult to sneak a bag of money across the border every week and make it back before your double shift at Chili’s starts.”

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