Shakir Hussein stands at the counter of his money transfer business Mustaqbal Express in Minneapolis June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Miller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Each month, 42-year-old Abdirizak Alibos shows up at a money transfer business in the heart of Minneapolis to send $500 (£293.5) to his three children in war-torn Somalia.
"I send them money that they can pay for ... groceries, school fees, that they can buy health insurance, medication," said Alibos, who escaped to the United States seven years ago and now has a business driving people to medical appointments.
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