Migrants feel inflation's squeeze twice – at home and abroad

Carlos Huerta, originally from Mexico, gets ready for a pick-up in the Queens borough of New York. He has been living apart from his wife and kids for nearly 20 years, picking up jobs from dish-washing to driving executives. He said he sends about US$200 (RM950) a week to his wife and mother in Mexico. "I can barely save US$100 (RM475) per week. I live by the day," he says. — Photos: AP

In nearly every corner of the globe, people are spending more on food and fuel, rent and transportation.

But inflation isn’t affecting people equally. For migrants with relatives relying on money they send back, higher prices are pinching families twice: At home and abroad.