5 graphs that show why remittances are the salvation of some Mexican families

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(Expansion) - For many Mexicans, sending remittances is the only opportunity to get ahead in the face of the failure of government policies in turn. Its importance reaches such a degree that thanks to those dollars, domestic consumption has attenuated the effects of the economic slowdown.

But far from taking pride, this indicator also reflects that many Mexicans are forced to leave their country for better opportunities. Look in these graphs how the sending of remittances to Mexico has grown in recent years.

Sending remittances Latin America