I keep thinking about the levels of ignorance displayed here regarding remittances. An increase in remittances is a signal that more locals are in financial distress. Countless studies including mine have shown that people often remit to cover for low/no income for day today exp https://twitter.com/nickmangwana/status/1302173130572664833

We are seeing an increase in the number of those remitting not necessarily an increase in $ sent. Where parents might have been ok with their small earnings that’s no longer the case so they now need help. This has serious negative implications for development

An increase in remittances means that the diaspora is subsiding the state. The state is clearly not providing welfare for its people. It’s only fair that the state should give the diaspora the right to vote. Those abroad can vote digitally, by mail or in person at embassies