Comments on: Data: Migrant Workers Support Home Economies

By: Jim tressor

Jim tressor — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:54:20 +0000

One would expect remittances to remain relatively stable because the money isn’t usually used for investments, but I guess unemployment is going to hurt just about everyone! Here is an interesting article on why remittances might fall in the next couple of years: https://www.mindreign.com/en/mindshare/Global-Economics/Remittances/sl35291137bp484cpp10pn1.html

By: Bullet

Bullet — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:01:49 +0000

Tell the truth! Eighteenth Street was the Unit to regulate all other Units, because of their foundation of equality amongst each other. All Barrios were shaped to be Police Officers but Florencia didn’t like it, so they made an attempted murder on the officer that was going to make it all happen, Joe, fiancee to the Chief of Police’s grand daughter. That Chief of Police had a heart attack and that’s how Darryl Gates got his power.

By: nullo

nullo — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:29:17 +0000

cuando menos muetra algo para la reflexion y que las cosas en este sentido pueden ser peores realmente no solo en el Salvador, sino tambien en los paises vecinos.

By: nora

nora — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:05:30 +0000

this is a very good program

By: Jr

Jr — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:08:07 +0000

I actually thought this was a good program

By: A Filipino, Who Cares...

A Filipino, Who Cares... — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:22:49 +0000

I agree with T.P., but perhaps next time, they can do a better job, but never the less, it was an eye opener…

By: T.P.

T.P. — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:58:15 +0000

Having just watched Wide Angle’s presentation on “18 With a Bullet” on TV, I would like to comment on the poor production of this documentary. I usually enjoy Wide Angle, however there are serious flaws in this one hour documentary.
1. Online headline includes “migrant workers, remittances”. The TV version fails to address this by lack of information. One mother is used as the only example and early on in the film her son says she does not support him. Financially or emotionally? Also, the only mention of “remittance” is a flow of billions of dollars from relatives in North America to Salvador. These two grey areas could have been much more expanded, more examples of families and the actual flow of money. How would you feel if you read a book with a single reference? Biased?
2. Why not more from from the Salvador police and/or government? What about solutions, their point of view ,more on the current status quo and the legal sytem?
3. Not one single MS13 (rival gang) member was interviewed. Why not? In order to gain a more complete picture, both sides must be considered. Why tell a story from one angle only?
4. If gang members from “18″ are operating worldwide, why not expand on this too and compare differences (if any) to Salvador?

My disappointment goes to the director Mr. Ricardo Pollack for presenting a quarter of the vital information needed to understand this situation. Without bragging or sounding self-centered, I could have done a better job with the presentation and contents of this documentary in one to two hours tops. The morale of this comment is: If you paint a picture, make it complete and do not leave the viewer hanging with so many unanswered questions that it feels like most of the hour spent watching, has been wasted.