Need To Know News 19-01-04 Original post Cached copy Migrants’ Remittances to Mexico and Central America Jump to $53 Billion in 2018 Need To Know News - 2019-01-04 - Original post - Cached copy The World Bank reported that legal and illegal immigrants sent $53.4 billion in remittances to Mexico and Central America in 2018. These money transfers provide a huge stimulus to the countries that export their populations to the U.S. labor market.