[Greg F]

I had an idea this morning that I haven’t seen floated. Why not require proof of legal residence or visit in the country before we allow people to wire funds?

BOOM. A lot less money flowing away from our economy and a lot less incentive to come here.

[mtbopfuyn]

Why not require proof of legal residence or visit in the country before we allow people to wire funds?

Police can't ask citizenship so why would Western Union be required to? They have bank accounts so just mail a check across the border. Besides, it's not like they don't already take wads of cash with them every other weekend when they hop back down to visit grandma.

[pikachu]

I had an idea this morning that I haven’t seen floated. Why not require proof of legal residence or visit in the country before we allow people to wire funds?

Won't work, sorry. The richest man in the world (No, not Billy Gates) makes a lot of money from this business and other monopolies or near monopolies he owns in Mexico. With that money, he buys lots of politicians on both sides of the border. Wonder why so many Repubies were for 'Immigration Reform' a few months ago? Well, they get checks from Carlos 'Jaime' Slim'.

[freespirited]

I had an idea this morning that I haven’t seen floated. Why not require proof of legal residence or visit in the country before we allow people to wire funds?

I think this would just create a middleman situation. Illegals would pay 10 bucks to a legal resident to wire money for them.

[Mamzelle]

re: I had an idea this morning that I haven’t seen floated. Why not require proof of legal residence or visit in the country before we allow people to wire funds?)))

TAX THESE REMITTANCES. TAX THEM HEAVILY.

I like your idea, too--