More than 190 million people live outside their country of origin, 37 million of them in the United States. These migrants send an astounding amount of remittances to their countries of origin. In 2006 alone, they sent $260 billion to support their families and communities more than three times the amount of official development assistance. What drives this global migration phenomenon, and what role do remittances play in addressing it? Join funding colleagues in a discussion about the root causes of migration including the role of trade and globalization, and strategies for addressing them. Explore how the investment power of immigrants in their home countries can reduce the "push" factors of migration. This program is co-sponsored by the French American Charitable Trust, Funders Network on Trade and Globalization and GCIR.
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