US EditionMexico's President Ramps up Opposition to Proposed U.S. Remittance Tax
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a diplomatic mission to the U.S. On May 23, 2025, to oppose a new remittance tax proposal.
- The mission responds to the U.S. House passing a 3.5 percent remittance tax on May 22, which will next be considered by the Senate.
- Sheinbaum urged Mexicans in the U.S. To mobilize against the tax by writing letters and using social media to contact senators.
- In 2024, Mexico received $62.5 billion in remittances from about 8 million migrants, and Sheinbaum said, “Say no to a remittance tax.”
- Officials warned the tax might push migrants toward informal channels, increasing risks and expanding the gray market for money transfers.
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The 3.5 per Cent Tax on Remittances to the United States: a Blow of More than $2.7 Billion for Undocumented Mexican Migrants
Ramona Luna Mendoza, 58, is dedicated to the countryside and to caring for her parents in Santa Inés Ahuatempan (Puebla). In her youth, she and her sisters decided to migrate to Los Angeles, as other relatives had done before. For decades, the Luna Mendoza sisters dedicated themselves to cleaning houses in the wealthiest neighborhoods of the United States. In her case, much of the money she earned was sent to her parents and children. In 2007 sh…
Sheinbaum Says Mexico Could "Mobilize" Against the Proposal to Tax Remittances in the U.S.
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Saturday that the country could "mobilize" against the proposal being discussed in the United States Congress to tax remittances sent by Mexican immigrants to their families. Sheinbaum made this statement during a public event in the town of Villa Hidalgo, in the state of San Luis Potosí, where she insisted that her government opposes the eventual creation of such a tax.…
Sheinbaum Calls Mexican Migrants in the US to Refuse Remittance Tax: ‘We’ll Mobilize’
President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected on Saturday May 24 the Republicans’ plan to impose a tax on sending remittances from the United States to Mexico and warned that there will be ‘if necessary’ mobilizations. At an event in San Luis Potosí, the president called on Mexican migrants living in the United States to write to the legislators of that country so that the project does not advance in the U.S. Congress. “We’re going to keep reporting, bec…
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