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ABC 7 Project Immigration: Americanized El Salvador
posted 02/29/08 11:15 am
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Walker found American influence everywhere, from bilingual billboards touting American made products to upscale shopping malls, "Not only are all the stores exactly the same as they are here, from McDonald's to Levi's to everything else, their prices are the same too."

Remittances fund more than just American style homes and products. "With $20,000 you can buy a water treatment plant, you can pay at least 2 km of road, or you can completely build a health care facility."

The average Salvadoran immigrant in our area now sends home as much as 20 percent of their annual income.

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