With reference to the article "Asians make bulk of remittances", it was reported that Indians remit SR28.6 billion in 2011 and that the average monthly remittance by an Indian worker was estimated at SR1,639 a month. The Saudis should be grateful that for all the hard work of expatriates they don't make castles back home. Osman A. Ghani, Online response II. It's bad that many expat workers make their hard earned, honest money dirty by sending it through dishonest and illegal means (havala, hundi, etc). Foolishly they are playing in the hands of antisocial and criminal elements and directly associating themselves with the criminals and smugglers. Their governments are also helpless as these criminals are supported by their own inconsiderate people, just for a small selfish profit. A.K, Online response
III. Be thankful that you have expats who are earning for you and bringing in billions to your economy rather than worrying over expat remittances. It should be realized that it's a simple give-and-take case. What can you do without expats? Aqil, Online response IV. Every expat who works in Saudi Arabia are paid for what they have worked for. Secondly, the money that they send to their families back home is just as minute as a fly. I don't know why there is so much fuss about it.
