Western Union CEO: Migrants are responsible for $600 billion in payments a year, yet they 'have no voice'

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Hikmet Ersek is the CEO of Western Union. Ersek, a citizen of Austria and Turkey, draws on his international background to speak out publicly for the rights of migrants and refugees. Ersek sat down with Business Insider’s Sara Silverstein at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

 

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WesternUnionCEO People tend to forget this country was founded by immigrants looking to work hard and build a better life for their families and for each other. Agree 100% - our world should be opening doors for each other, not building walls between us.

Translation - 'our business is dependent on illegals sending money home. Without them I can't afford the payments on my boat/house/wife's plastic surgery.' This guy takes fees from vulnerable people who are also breaking the law. Special kind of a-hole.

is that $600 billion dollars of earned income that no income tax was paid on?

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