" They have been growing tremendously from 1990 to 2010; they grew more than sevenfold, " Barajas said.

“从1990年至2010年，汇款数额出现了极大的增长，增加了七倍以上。”

But economists, including Barajas, agree remittances affect a receiving country’s economy in many positive ways.

但包括巴拉哈斯在内的经济学家一致认为， 汇款会以许多积极的方式影响接收国的经济。

Barajas was honorably discharged after six years in the US army, and was later involved in a shooting that he says sent him to prison for two years before he was deported back to Mexico.

巴拉哈斯在美军服役六年后光荣退伍，他后来卷入了一起枪击事件，他说这起枪击事件让他在监狱里呆了两年，然后被驱逐回墨西哥。