Trump’s Tax on Migrant Remittances Faces Global Backlash

Approved by the House, a 3.5% tax on non-citizen money transfers could disrupt rural economies and push remittances into unregulated channels.

WASHINGTON — A newly passed tax on remittances sent by undocumented migrants from the United States is generating political blowback at home and abroad, as experts warn of economic hardship for famil…