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[JustPiper]

Remittances to the region have jumped from $18 billion in 2001 to an estimated $30 billion this year, eclipsing foreign direct investment for many receiving countries as a source of capital, the report said.

The jump underscores recent shifts in the country's booming Hispanic and immigrant population.

They are draining our economy! Can you even phantom how prosperous we would be if this stopped?!