In Cajola, in the highlands of western Guatemala, some 70 percent of the men have emigrated to the United States to work, many leaving behind wives and children who barely know their fathers.

GOP bill proposes 5% tax on remittances by undocumented workers. Remittances are lifelines for towns like Cajolá, Guatemala. Experts warn the tax could increase illegal migration, not deter it.

CAJOLA, Guatemala — High in the mountains, a narrow and practically impassable mud trail leads to the dirt-floor shack where Isabella Hernandez is rhythmically patting tortillas, the main source ...

Ex-migrant Eduardo Jimenez saws wood in a carpentry workshop in Cajola, Guatemala, Nov. 29, 2021. Jimenez’s project creates doors and woodwork for homes paid for with money sent home from the U ...

Elaborate "remittance homes" line a dirt road in the hills above Cajolá, Guatemala, on March 12, 2020. Many are unoccupied; their owners live and work in America. 4 of 11 ...

As emigration from Guatemala has reached historic levels, a fractious political debate has unfolded in the U.S. over how to stop thousands of people from travelling north each month.

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Money sent home to Cajola, Guatemala, from the U.S. paid for the construction of dozens of homes, as shown, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Megan Janetsky) Visit our YouTube page (opens in a new tab ...