Remittances prove that the connection endures. The municipal challenge is to turn that relationship into investment, knowledge, markets, and verifiable projects without treating migrants as a public-sector cash reserve. Remittances are not territorial policy Remittances are evidence of family stability. In 2025, Mexico received US$62.47 billion; from January through April 2026, another US$19.68 billion arrived, 2.6% more than a year earlier, according to Banco de México. They
