Mexican President Threatens To ‘Mobilize’ Against Law That Could Help Cut Off Cash To Cartels
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Mexican President Threatens To ‘Mobilize’ Against Law That Could Help Cut Off Cash To Cartels
Mexico’s president is threatening to “mobilize” the country against a Republican proposal to tax remittances, which advocates say would choke off cash flow to Mexican drug cartels.Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum raged against the proposal in a speech against the law, which imposes a tax on money sent out of the United States by foreign nationals. “If necessary, we’ll mobilize,” Sheinbaum said. “We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fel…
GOP Lawmakers Want to Raise Remittance Tax After Mexico Makes Threats.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: GOP lawmakers are advocating for a significant increase in a proposed tax on remittances sent by immigrants in the U.S. to their home countries, following critical remarks by Mexico’s president. Who’s Involved: Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA); Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. Where & When: U.S. Senate, ongoing deliberations on the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Shein…
Let's Up That Tax on Remittances to Mexico
Last month, Republicans proposed a small 3.5% remittance tax on Mexico. It would help discourage some illegal immigration. The President of Mexico wasn’t having it. Mexico’s President Claudia Scheinbaum Pardo expressed her displeasure over the remittances being taxed. She said they are impacting her fellow countrymen, Mexicans with dual nationality who send money home because […] The post Let’s Up That Tax on Remittances to Mexico appeared first…
Republican Senator Eric Schmitt pointed out that the mocking remarks of Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña will cause a further 5% increase in his initiative to impose taxes on remittances. “The president of the Mexican Senate is very upset with my bill to quadruple the tax on remittances. Yesterday, at a press conference, he laughed at the idea. You know what? The tax on remittances just went up 5%,” wrote the U.S. Senator in X.
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