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Latin Times
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Politics
Pedro Camacho

Mexican Legislators to Travel to Washington to Stand Against Taxes On Migrant Remittances

Migrant families in Mexico brace for Trump's second term and mass deportations, as they depend on remittances sent back home from the U.S. (Credit: Getty Images)

A group of Mexican legislators from across the aisle will travel to Washington to oppose a proposed 5% tax on remittances sent by non-U.S. citizens, a measure currently under debate in the U.S. Congress.

The delegation aims to make the case that the initiative violates a 1994 U.S.-Mexico tax treaty prohibiting double taxation and would negatively affect millions of migrant families and economies in both countries, local news site Acento explained.

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