In 2008, Mexican immi- grants living in the United States paid $53 billion in taxes, directly and indi- rectly, which is double the amount of remittances - about $26 billion- they sent home during the same period.
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Many many "Americans" (U.S. people) do not like Mexicans coming into the U.S. illegally and some don't even like legal immigration. I thought this quote explained something we have learned about the Mexican people - those who choose to immigrate to North America do so with a great deal of respect for our country (or countries, in the case of immigrants through the U.S. to Canada). Most Mexicans would like to stay in Mexico, but sometimes they would like the opportunities of the U.S. even more. and they're willing, like European and Asian immigrants before them, to work hard and follow the rules and pay their taxes.

I hope that we can honor their contributions beyond the financial ones.