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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Mexican Immigration to the U.S.: The Latest Estimates
In 2002, the estimated 5.3 million unauthorized immigrants from Mexico made up 57 percent of the U.S. total, many of them in nontraditional southeastern and midwestern states.
From Traitors to Heroes: 100 Years of Mexican Migration Policies
Mexican emigration policy has evolved through multiple phases over time.
NAFTA's Promise and Reality: Lessons from Mexico for the Hemisphere
NAFTA failed to curb unauthorized immigration from Mexico—but the reasons were economic crises, demographics, and social ties, not the trade deal itself.
U.S.-Canada-Mexico Fact Sheet on Trade and Migration
This 2003 fact sheet maps the deep trade and migration ties binding the United States, Canada, and Mexico—documenting bilateral commerce, NAFTA visa flows, and immigration trends.
Security at U.S. Borders: A Move Away from Unilateralism?
U.S. Smart Border agreements with Canada and Mexico advanced layered cooperative security after 9/11, but other issues remain unresolved.
Remittances, the Rural Sector, and Policy Options in Latin America
Remittances support rural Latin American households, but linking recipients to credit unions and micro-finance institutions is key to realizing development potential.
Consular ID Cards: Mexico and Beyond
Mexico's matrícula consular card gives unauthorized immigrants in the United States access to banking and law enforcement services.
Latino Remittances Swell Despite U.S. Economic Slump
Despite a U.S. recession, remittances to Mexico and Central America reached $14.2 billion in 2002, up 28 percent since 2000.
Converging Realities of the U.S.-Mexico Relationship
U.S.-Mexico migration talks stalled after September 11; a grand bargain on regularization, a guest worker program, and border security remained the framework for resumption.
A Grand Bargain: Balancing the National Security, Economic, and Immigration Interests of the U.S. and Mexico
This influential paper outlines a “grand bargain” that the United States and Mexico could agree to create a legalization program, new border security, and temporary worker program.