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Subject: Re: mandatory IDs for money txfer, was: Sitting Ducks....
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:41:43 -0500
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On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:34:38 -0000 (UTC), danny burstein
<dannyb@panix.com> wrote:

>>Starting Monday, a new policy from the Department of Treasury will
>>require social security number and other official identification
>>documents when sending money abroad.
>
>>https://bsky.app/profile/npr.org/post/3lmli7mhzas2s
>
>actual article:

From previous news tidbits, I believe lots of illegal ones send back
US dollars to their families.

World Wide
According to the UN, migrant workers send back about 15% of their
earnings on average

https://ourworldindata.org/great-global-redistributor-money-sent-brought-back-migrants-remittances