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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (37833)	8/2/2008 11:48:29 AM
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As money flies out, rules being tightened. Being it tax evasion, immigrants 'liposuction' of money out fat countries... France flags OECD tax meeting after evasion probe guardian.co.uk Germany to tighten rules against illegal labour "illegal labour in Europe's biggest economy and save billions of euros in lost taxes, government sources told Reuters on Tuesday." uk.reuters.com FAST FACTS ON MIGRATION & REMITTANCES: • Internationally, the top five recipients of migrant remittances in 2007 were India ($27 billion), China ($25.7 billion), Mexico ($25 billion), the Philippines ($17 billion), and France ($12.5 billion). • The United States was also the top immigration country in 2005, with 38.4 million immigrants, followed by the Russian Federation (12.1 million), and Germany (10.1 million). Among low-income countries, India had the highest immigration volume (5.7 million), followed by Pakistan (3.3 million). • The top immigration countries, relative to population are Qatar (78 percent), the United Arab Emirates (71 percent), Kuwait (62 percent), Singapore (43 percent), Israel (40 percent), and Jordan (39 percent). The average share of immigrants in population is under 10 percent in high-income OECD countries. • Rich countries are the main source of remittances. The United States is by far the largest, with $42 billion in recorded outward flows in 2006. Saudi Arabia ranks as the second largest, followed by Switzerland and Germany.