Mother's Day: 60% of Hispanics Plan to Send More Money in Remittances This Year
This year many consider that raising the money for the remittance will cost more effort due to economic and immigration instability
Mother's Day is just around the corner and, as is traditionally customary, many Hispanics in the United States usually honor their mothers by sending them gifts, gifts, and remittances to celebrate this day.
Among the community that mostly sends money to their country are Mexicans; however, at a general level, every year an increase is recorded considerable in the number of remittances sent to Latin America during the date and, despite the economic uncertainty, this year will not be the exception.
Although this year has been marked by strong economic and immigration instability that has affected many families in the United States, according to data from a survey It is developed by Zapp, in 2026 immigrants will not only send money, but the amount is expected to be higher compared to last year.
According to survey figures, 82% say they make a special shipment every year on Mother's Day; more than 60% of Hispanics plan to send more more money than the previous year;
However, 73% indicate that raising the money for the remittance will cost more effort this year; the reason is unstable income due to the uncertain migration environment, coupled with an increase in basic expenses.
In this regard, José Luis Orozco, CEO of Zapp, pointed out that in the survey it was also possible to observe that 41% of mothers who receive remittances in Mexico use the money to cover expenses. s household basics, medical care or medications. However, 26% expects his mother to use the money as she wishes and 25% wishes that the remittance his parent gives a special treat.
Although this year the amount of money will be greater, the date is framed in a difficult economic scenario where must decide between priorities and discretionary spending. Recently, Bank data of Mexico indicated that during 2025 family remittances fell by 4.6%, coupled with the strengthening of the Mexican peso decreasing the purchasing power of each dollar sent, highlights the Zapp report.

