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    SENDING Money Home Hispanic Remittances and Community Development Edited by Rodolfo O. de la Garza and Briant Lindsay Lowell anon Br Nw York fond [ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC. Published the United Sates of America by Rowan & Litlfeld Pobre. Xn mpen of th Row & Littl Pabishing Grop ‘4720 oxon Wi, Lane, Marland 20706 ‘evo commnliih com 12 His Cops Ron, Caan Hil, Onl OX2 91, England ‘Copyight © 2002 by Ronn Lilie Pbisers I Alt righ served, Nop of i pabiation may bo repro, stxed fetictl sem, ortamnited in any form or by any mean, eto, ‘mecha, photocopying, cording or eerie who ie prior permission ‘ofthe pbc ih Leary Casoguing a Pleat Information A be Libeary of Congres Cataloging Publication Data Sending mney home: hsp uci stoped by oinoO. ola Gara sede Lindy Lavell nce bibigrpen deter an inde FSBN0-75-185 (pope) —ISBNO 7225186 8 ak oper) arena 2eo201t7H in inte Uni Stes Aric ©" te ppe vedi pinion cet mine eames cf merce ‘ant Sd fr frat Saces—Pemaenc of ape fr Pine Lia ue ANSUNISO 2384 1992 te lie et edie os hermanos Inn PART IL Tue ROLE oF Hometown Associations 4 Latino Hometown Associations as Agents of Development in Latin America Manuel Orozco "contrast eae fntngs tind Latino nongovernmental rs. tons (400s) remain throuphy commited civiies and estat rimaty domes esti in recent ssciatons TAS) Garnet, 1998). the evidence peste hee tone import st of ese NGOS —homctows developed sng itt en ‘The composition of HTAS const lost soley of fi-peetation a rats those slo are swongrthan hone ther maligna ane [NGOs,As US. mist communis have mardi manbro 1A as !neease hese asiocitions hve sought supe ticle help hse who rims behind withthe support of governmental ouch popes ee roreo 2050 i themiron cunt, he cans of ti paper is ated in pt on TRP' Pai Tes nk mie Labies” oj eviow of heen on ain nome epustony 4s Masuee Ovosco eg setae i ce Domestic Set-Help {ano nenproit NGOs have been affected by two cit ens in th United Sues: amibed acest inthe at tion by mi-centy. The who soyot NCOs tsa neil Cane Between 1989 and 1997, the mummber of fi ' vi ei he satin comple ao neil Rene Src (IS) gen a he peeves ‘a puss Alvgh an import eae of pont nea a se eit ihe RS mpeg te femalaton fis scr recent penmcaan Abo seat ‘nonpwofit groups received thee tax-exempt satus afer 1987. ‘Asin means Lat nas a ated fe cata por tote tt a ncn cata a pos ea a thes (6 pee) oh gine hie Re eae whe RS der he SON) ton ofthe tn code al atts esenp fam ts (Cones Ba ae Claes ic gus a seo nga lowed by chars of cnc (pense eal zac ich mke op pect te ey On tates, heirs hv eye Ree Las Horo Asem eas or Deas » than 62 percent operate on ess than $25,000 per yest, atr 14 pesca on 25000-89599, nd 23 percent an S100.000o more. These ‘pce Latino nonprofit organizations ne only ener de mem ‘wsship a nding from within the United Stat, they te octet othe “ometc neds oftheir mer. Several studies oaths observation "De. spite wes inerestninteestons andbane countrys, hearer ing majority of Latino organizational lads ae pom fst ones ‘chide well cago Latinos win th United Sates” a Gara 198) Moreover, Latins vale rpmizatns tht sere th group's neds Ac ‘owing 1 study of ight minority powps. nlading Gacmalas, Mesias ‘Salvator, Latin communities teat iv tor bly “ase nies fais, an intra gous eter tam [insta] engin” (Sh 1999, 6 Inpaicu they favor onpaiation tnt foots on owl slsand the comunity in which they ive Fan andcommuny re ise ‘omponentof Latino soil and cua idea. Like most Ameren they sp on se belp section erst of heir members. These organization ee important agents forthe sacl improve of Latino minorities because they are else to tit Tol community an se broadly Knowledgeable about Latina eed Indeed, most Latino organic "ins have am inside view of Latino problems and posible soln, and ‘ei leadership hs ben instrament in identying community weeds te few eases, they have sought toinfluence plc poiey th her position ‘in the organization. According toa study of 176 orgnications of Calo ban, Dominica, Salvora, and Gustemalen origin. these roups deal with 4 broad rang of issues: ection, health housing, and ater callenzes facing ther local community (FRPL-NAL EO 199%) in sim, sale. lable Latino sonprofi orgnizations have proliferate since the ae 1980s, Serving primarily the need of loa! US. Latino communities Chal they Inake meaningflcontibuios to domestic welfoe HITAS and International Activities ‘Among te lca Latino NGOs in he United Stes, the hometown asacton fs ong and topeter pep om th same own ste inthe migrant sending cous, cabling tem tein sense comme iy they aj othe United Sines. Type thei ft pnp esc mun are ster hobs o community onanizations hat hos mets. dance ed «ater evens where peopl am ingle Tey tn form acd acon {othe local US, church and communi. Ad they bop Forge socal ad ec ‘omic inks back the hamtown, « sss Oreo During the 19905 the ts Between the United Sates and migrant seing oanis became insttinaized in prowing mone of tsar grant ‘reniatins (Lest 1997), The HAs but oe ofthis groups fnstions are te promot socal exchings exercise polalinlucnce, al prs low-sesede “Ctopment goalin ter oil hore conan Over he sate pei family Temnftanees so inteased aad matted HTAs to py eater atertion othe teed fer econn d n toc Roland, Not serpin, a good numberof [HITAs tht emerged the 1980s ze now giving igh priory w nproving ir ome oun commoitesa nell asqoreaning clara es Asa woe these ‘rgnizains haves bod migrant bose: cc member al rm El Saladon ‘Gantenl, Mexico the Dominican Republic, Colari, Niaggun al other {atin Ameen covsris—all orking toward abet of thts fos eos back home, Perhp the most success and best-kaowe example of Ing invohement ns wile range of developmen activities ca be found the Mexican TAS ‘Mexican Hometown Associations “Though the ntatives of lol anmigont leaders nd lp of Mexico's ons effcs,Mesicen hoetows asoiations have emerged in age nom ter oer the put decade Since the early 1990s these groups have Bee work ing to improve thei commons of engin, si well Musuated by the Chi ‘ago contngen Between 1998 an 998 hundred uch erguazatins arose inte grener Chicago aes liga 5.1) enable sgn fom Mexico © nna conacts wth their hometown, Among the an regions represented, thestatey of Guerra, Joico, Zacstecs, nd Guana acount for rel 570 percent ofthe member ofall Mesieas MTAS n greater Chicago. Over this four year pid the HTAs for these fou states lone gundupled, fom shou twenty 10 os one ne hundred “Ah ial gol of mst Mexican TAS was to provide chtabe since thee hametown churches paises theirastvites ave now shied {o infrsactal developmen Ore sch asecationesblised in 1989 with tative bead of gwen members and 150 sigaory members, makes done tins to and cis ot recertration at inprovement projets inthe tte of ic, On average is embers sed test 5,00 worth of supplies aye “Te associat wpa th reconstruction ofthe pubic park plan bi), he eu f thecal temple and the ey lor, a the pcos ‘of compute eaugment fora schol. HIA sumbes have rninxne elation titeret coma rope in tet athe moncipaity with which they coodined he roel Figure 4.1. Number of Mesican Hometown Associations a Ceago 2 Crm sak tr) ent Soc: Nncn Carin Cage 08, Anathasscition asd in Ching, he Cab Cassar of Gato

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