Whilst Government continues to deny basic political rights, Salvadorans migrants break remittances record high
Salvadoran remittances hit record of $1.25 billion from January to Arpril 2008
Salvadoran migrants in the U.S. and elsewhere are sending home record amounts of money, while remittances to other countries taper off.
El Salvador's Central Reserve Bank reported on Friday may 17th that it has received a record $1.25 billion in the first four months of 2008. The previous record was set last year during the same time period _ $1.17 billion.
Mexican remittances have fallen 2.9 percent this year due to the U.S. economic downturn and crackdown on immigration.
But El Salvador's central bank said many of the 2.5 million Salvadorans living in the U.S. haven't been hit as hard by job cuts and have permission to work legally granted after earthquakes in their homeland in 2001.
Salvadoran migrants in the U.S. and elsewhere are sending home record amounts of money, while remittances to other countries taper off.
El Salvador's Central Reserve Bank reported on Friday may 17th that it has received a record $1.25 billion in the first four months of 2008. The previous record was set last year during the same time period _ $1.17 billion.
Mexican remittances have fallen 2.9 percent this year due to the U.S. economic downturn and crackdown on immigration.
But El Salvador's central bank said many of the 2.5 million Salvadorans living in the U.S. haven't been hit as hard by job cuts and have permission to work legally granted after earthquakes in their homeland in 2001.
Meanwhile the government of that country continues to deny basic political rights coverage such the right to vote from abroad.
Salvadorenos en el Mundo - Associated Press Notes.
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Conservative governments always pushed “the passive mode” button when it comes to granting new social and political rights to affected groups.
ReplyDeleteThe absentee ballot right for Salvadorans abroad is one clear example. Good luck in your fight.
Y que es lo que podemos esperar de un gobierno de traficantes de influencias y drogas, de pederastas, de encubridores de asesinos y de despilfarradores de lo ajeno?
ReplyDeleteSolo es posible esperar negacion de los derechos civiles basicos!
Todos a votar por ARENA en el 2009, porque lo mejor esta por venir!
Sector OCHO Las Vegas, Nevada
The tinny country that is even smaller than the State of Maine have close to two million Salvadoran living abroad, is nothing that a Goverment leader in Procastination in Latin America.
ReplyDeleteWhy not to pass the Law to give the right to vote?
Most Salvadoran/American can vote abroad by Absentee Ballot, my question is: Is El Salvador even better than USA that exist a Unique Democracy that doesn´t requires the vote of all salvadoran including those abroad?
Better to think and act according to most salvadoran who send remittances in high volume.
Jose Matatias Delgado Y Del Hambre.
nunca has visitado El Salvador?
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