Mexico
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
1726000
Immigrant Population
1.3%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
11597000
Emigrant Population
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Mexico: Caught Between the United States and Central America
Mexico deported more than 200,000 Central American migrants yearly in 2004 and 2005, while pushing to shape the U.S. immigration reform debate.
CAFTA: What Could It Mean for Migration?
Studies indicate the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) could create more than 300,000 Central American jobs, but trade agreements alone appear unlikely to reverse established migration patterns.
Central America: Crossroads of the Americas
War and poverty in the 1980s transformed Central America into a major U.S. migration source; by 2004, more than 2.8 million Central Americans were living in the United States.
Second-Generation Mexicans: Getting Ahead or Falling Behind?
Second-generation Mexicans in the United States show strong gains over their parents in education and employment.
United States-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration
This fact sheet examines the trilateral relationship between the United States, Canada, and Mexico in the decade since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and provides facts and figures relating to trade and migration among the three countries.
Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A Mid-Decade Portrait
Unauthorized immigrants in the United States were estimated to number 10.3 million in 2004.
Free Flights and New Enforcement Proposals Address Unauthorized Migrants
A U.S.-Mexico repatriation program resumed in June 2005, offering free flights from Arizona to the interior of Mexico while Congress debated competing immigration bills.
The Oaxaca-U.S. Connection and Remittances
Survey data from Oaxaca's central valleys show most U.S.-bound migrants are men, with remittances covering mainly household costs rather than business investment.
The Mexico Factor in U.S. Immigration Reform
Mexicans were estimated to make up three-fifths of unauthorized U.S. immigrants in 2004; durable reform requires pairing regularization, stronger enforcement, and expanded legal pathways.
Mexico-United States Migration: A Long Way To Go
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 derailed U.S.-Mexico migration talks and President George W. Bush's 2004 temporary worker proposal fell short of Mexico's push for a bilateral deal.