Mexico

A Profile of Highly Skilled Mexican Immigrants in Texas and the United States

Many college-educated Mexican immigrants in Texas face underemployment due to credential-recognition barriers and limited English proficiency.

Policy Options for Responding to Changing Migration Flows at the Southwest Border

Remain in Mexico Plan Echoes Earlier U.S. Policy to Deter Haitian Migration

The Remain in Mexico policy echoes 1980s and 1990s Haitian interdiction strategies, with key legal distinctions that may determine whether it survives court challenge.

Mexican Migration to Canada: Temporary Worker Programs, Visa Imposition, and NAFTA Shape Flows

Mexicans represent a small but growing population in Canada, including as temporary farm workers. Imposition in 2009 of a visa requirement for Mexicans halved their arrivals.

Protection and Reintegration: Mexico Reforms Migration Agenda in an Increasingly Complex Era

The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador shifted from enforcement to protection as asylum claims and U.S. deportations surged.

Sustainable Reintegration: Strategies to Support Migrants Returning to Mexico and Central America

Mexico and Central American countries expanded reintegration services for returning migrants after 2015, but limitations in coverage, resources, and coordination persist.

Creativity amid Crisis: Legal Pathways for Venezuelan Migrants in Latin America

With more than 3 million Venezuelans living abroad as of late 2018, Latin American countries have improvised creative legal pathways but must now plan for the long term.

Creatividad dentro de la crisis: opciones legales para migrantes venezolanos en América Latina

Con más de 3 millones de venezolanos en el extranjero a fines de 2018, los países de América Latina han improvisado vías legales creativas, pero deben planificar a largo plazo.

Transnational Organized Crime Groups, Immigration, and Border Security: Connections, Distinctions, and Proposals for Effective Policy

Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Mexicans remain the largest U.S. immigrant group but their population fell by 300,000 between 2016 and 2017 as departures outpaced arrivals.