[beethovenfan]

One thing that could be done: put a cap on the amount of
money any individual could send to Mexico in a given year,
say $300. This would help our economy and would force Mexico
to think about theirs.

[clawrence3]

Could I send more than $300 to some other country?

[caseinpoint]

ight work on some but I'm thinking of those large Mexican families where each family member could send $300. Kind of like the Clinton-Gore campaign fundraising. People will find a way around it.

[JoeFromSidney]

One thing that could be done: put a cap on the amount of money any individual could send to Mexico in a given year, say $300.

Ironically, the money sent to Mexico doesn't really hurt us. What can a Mexican do with American money? Spend it. On what? American goods. After all, the money is no good in Mexico. So the payments sent to Mexico actually benefit our export industries. The money comes home.

There are enough real problems with the flood of Mexican illegals that we don't need to confuse the issue with a non-problem.

The real benefit from putting a cap on the amount sent to Mexico, or a tax on the amount, is that it makes it no longer profitable for the Mexican government to encourage emigration and remittances. Is that worth the trouble of enforcing a tax or a cap? I'm not sure. I think there are more effective things we can do.