girl from austin wrote:
"I'd love to see a 25% tax on remittances to Mexico and other Central American countries."
I want to see a remittance tax as well, but 25% is too high to be acceptable (i.e., "get it through Congress").
10-12% ought to do it. That will provide PLENTY of money.
And it ought to be on ALL foreign remittances, no matter to which country the funds are being sent.