But scores of other countries are also closely watching the new administration, including nations like Ecuador that have a sizable number of citizens living in the United States. Long emphasized, however, that Ecuador respects the results of the U.S.’s democratic elections. After the 20th of January, we’re going to have the best predisposition to work with the new administration,” he said. Some 1 million of the 3 million Ecuadorians living abroad live in the U.S., Long said. In 2015, Ecuadorians living abroad sent $2.4 billion back to Ecuador ― and more than $1 billion from the United States alone.

Source: Huffington Post January 15, 2017 23:15 UTC