Mexican candidates turn to migrants in US for votes: report

Mexico has nearly 11 million nationals living abroad, the majority of them living in the U.S., with 2.5 million in Texas alone, according to estimates.

Remittances, the money sent from citizens living and working abroad to families from their homeland, play a significant part as a crucial source of income for countries like Mexico, and with that comes the right to vote in key elections. Mexican citizens who have left the country can vote in presidential elections, but only a fraction of them usually register to vote. Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news. 

Mexico is the second-largest recipient of remittances in the world in 2022, with its roughly $58.9 billion a nearly 13% increase over the previous year, according to the IMF. Nearly 11 million Mexican nationals live abroad, with the majority residing in the U.S.