Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Billionaire Carlos Slim Tells Young People to Leave Mexico for Success

Carlos Slim, the world's second richest man and by far the richest person in Mexico, is advising Mexico's young people to make their lives and fortune outside of Mexico, and he'll even help pay for it, Newsradio 1200 WOAI reports.

Slim, who made billions in telecommunications and marketing, has established a pilot program to help young illegal immigrants participate in the Obama Administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Admissions, or DACA program. The Carlos Slim Foundation will even pay the $465 fee to enroll in DACA.

"The effort reflects a mutual concern for immigrants who are apply . . .

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