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Tepeojuma, a municipality of about 8,500 inhabitants in central Mexico, Today it is mostly populated by children, women and the elderly who receive remittances from local men who emigrated to the US., reflecting the importance of these currencies for the survival of millions.
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Gloria Pavón Luna, mother of a migrant, shared this Saturday with Efe that For 23 years his son went to New York to look for a better life opportunity.
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He was only 16 years old and undertook this exodus because economic resources they weren’t enough to support him and his two brothers.
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During all these years his firstborn has worked in various trades. He is currently doing it in a furniture store, which is a more stable job., and with that he receives a payment from which he can support his wife and two infants, as well as support Dona Gloria with the sending of 4,000 pesos per month (about $ 214).
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“I am a single mother. My son suffered a lot, left high school, then left after eight days because the truth was that we were bad financially ”, said the woman, who revealed that it was not until June 2019 that she was granted a residence permit in the United States.
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The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, He explained Friday that it is estimated that there are 36 million compatriots in the United States, among those born in the Latin American country and already American children.
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The volume of remittances they send is growing and in fact in 2019 they recorded another historical record with USD 36,048 million, an increase of 7.04% more compared to the previous year.
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Remittances represent Mexico’s second largest source of foreign exchange, after automotive exports, and constitute an important income for millions of people. It is therefore, that the leftist López Obrador routinely describes migrants as “living heroes.”
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Alondra Sosa Merino, daughter of a migrant father, remembers with tears in her eyes the moment when her father crossed the door, raising his hand to say goodbye.
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Without saying a single word, so that his younger brother would not realize and not complicate the decision to go to the United States, where he would start a new life. That has been 12 years in which they have had to settle for listening to it or watching it on video calls.
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Remember that your dad’s last sentence was that he was going to look for a better future, to be able to provide opportunities for growth and we will lack anything.
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The promise was well fulfilled, because in Currently she studies Pedagogy in the nearby municipality of Izúcar de Matamoros and the professional career is about to end.
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“My dad left with a goal, which is that my brother and I have a good future, he tells us that the best inheritance he can leave us is that we have a career. Then I received (graduated) in June, that I most wish my dad could be here and see that his effort was worth it, ” He told Efe.
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He shared that the parent currently earns between $ 600 and $ 700 a week, Therefore, if he returns, the only option would be to work in the field where he would earn approximately he would be paid the day between 150 (between USD 8 dollars) and 200 pesos (USD 10.7 dollars).
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Griselda Torres Gutiérrez had to truncate his American dream after the news that his mother was sick. So she left her husband and eldest son in New York, who is currently her financial support after the death of her romantic partner.
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Now, she is dedicated to doing pizzas he learned to cook in the neighboring country.
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“What I have seen is that last year and this have been the worst, perhaps because of the change in government, or because of things as they are increasing (in price). Or for the lack of work. (…) Unfortunately there is no money to cover that need we have. The day we get to eat something is when you send us something, ” He said in a message addressed to his son.
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The state of Puebla received 1,763 million dollars in the concept of family remittances in 2019, which represented an increase of 3.4% compared to 2018 where it captured USD 1,705.5 million, placing it among the six states – of the 32 in Mexico – with the highest dollar income.
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Similarly, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) reports that 4.1% of households in Puebla – a state near the capital with about 6.2 million people – are remittance recipients, having as major reference of shipments the cities of California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Texas.
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