Fast Facts

Fact #1: Remittances to Mexico by State

Over $6 billion sent to Mexico from Texas in 2020.

Source: Dallas Fed


Fact #2: Number of Immigrants & their share of Total U.S. Population, 1850-2019

  • 1970: 9,619,300
  • 1980: 14,079,900
  • 1990: 19,767,300
  • 2000: 31,107,900
  • 2010: 39,955,900
  • 2019: 44,932,900

Source: Migration Policy Institute


Fact #3: Remittances to Mexico by Country

  • 94.9% of remittances to Mexico came from the US in 2021.
  • Mexico was the third largest recipient of remittances in the world.
  • The total of remittances to Mexico in 2021 was $51.6 billion.

Source: Wilson Center


Fact #4: CBP Gang-Related Arrests, Fiscal Year 2021

  • In Fiscal Year 2021, Border Patrol seized 192k pounds of meth coming across the
    border.
  • There were 220 MS-13 members arrested by the Border Patrol in Fiscal Year 2021, far more than any other Mexican cartel.

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