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"Who here is rich?" asks Francis Calpotura, looking out at a dozen shivering Mexican immigrants seated in the basement of Saint Agatha's Catholic Church in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Men and women, still wearing winter jackets due to a malfunctioning heating system, look at each other and smile, slightly confused by the stranger's question.
"Who here has so much money that they just want to throw it away?" More smiles, a few laughs. Still no hands.
"Okay, well ... who here works hard?" This was more familiar territory; all hands go up. "And who here sends money home to family in Mexico?" All hands again go up. People break into small groups and discuss how ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The next frontier for economic justice: with remittances to Mexico...