<--Maybe Gonzo should head to Mexico for a job..
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Remittances to Mexico fell $100 million in January, according to Bank of Mexico
"I kind of feel bad that I can't help my parents," immigrant in U.S. says
Payments to loved ones back home have slowed during U.S. economic woesFather in Mexico: "He says things are worse there in California than over here"
"I kind of feel bad that I can't help my parents," immigrant in U.S. says
Payments to loved ones back home have slowed during U.S. economic woesFather in Mexico: "He says things are worse there in California than over here"
ANAHEIM, California (CNN) -- As he fixes a broken sliding glass door at an apartment in Anaheim, California, Eduardo Gutierrez worries about his parents in Mexico.
He can no longer afford to send the $200 to $300 a month he had been sending back home to support his ailing father.
"I kind of feel bad that I can't help my parents," said Gutierrez, a legal immigrant who has worked in the United States for 20 years. "I try. But I can't these days, and it's a tough situation."
Gutierrez said he earns $18.50 an hour as a glazier, installer and fixer of glass in all shapes and sizes.
Gutierrez said he earns $18.50 an hour as a glazier, installer and fixer of glass in all shapes and sizes.
But with the U.S. economy sagging, his hours have shrunk, even as his gas and grocery bills have skyrocketed along with other expenses. He's struggling just to support his wife and three children.
2 comments:
Well this is one way to solve the immigration problem. Was this all planned by this wacked out administration?
Geez, these people are so incompetent I'm surprised they can even plan for lunch.
Who needs a conspiracy theory when generalized incompetence will do just fine?
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