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Mexico

Mexico

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Migrants moving from Mexico to the United States represent the world's largest migration corridor, and the two countries have a long, complicated history with respect to immigration. Previously a country of emigration, Mexico increasingly has been experiencing new roles: as a country of transmigration and increasingly of settlement. The research here examines Mexico's relationship with its vast diaspora in the United States; the economic, insecurity, and other factors that have led to sizeable emigration; and the country's evolving policymaking with respect to migration.

Recent Activity

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Reports
May 2026
By  Kate Hooper, María Jesús Mora, Abigail Goldfarb and Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan
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Articles
Migrantes venezolanos esperan procesamiento en Brasil.
Articles
Venezuelan migrants wait for processing in Brazil.
Articles
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Reports
May 2026
By  Kate Hooper, María Jesús Mora, Abigail Goldfarb and Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan
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Policy Briefs
May 2025
By  Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Doris Meissner and Andrew Selee
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Policy Briefs
October 2024
By  Lawrence Huang and Camille Le Coz
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Fact Sheets
August 2024
By  Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Andrew Selee
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Reports
July 2024
By  Lucía Salgado, Susan Fratzke, Lawrence Huang and Emma Dorst
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Reports
June 2024
By  María Jesús Mora, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Andrew Selee
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Reports
June 2024
By  María Jesús Mora, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Andrew Selee
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Reports
April 2024
By  Meghan Benton, Lawrence Huang, Jeanne Batalova and Tino Tirado
A woman receives a cash transfer in Sierra Leone.

Some countries with large diasporas have sought to maximize incoming remittances and channel them into particular sectors. Diaspora engagement policies are not always successful, but research shows that they are generally accompanied by increased remittance sending. This article explains the connection and explores some of the factors affecting remittance levels.

Venezuelan migrants wait for processing in Brazil.

Amid unprecedented migration that began in 2010, Latin America and the Caribbean have entered a new era best defined by volatility. The success of initial policy responses to the displacement of millions of Venezuelans and other migration patterns has dimmed, given incomplete integration outcomes and other pressures. This article details these dynamics across the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Migrantes venezolanos esperan procesamiento en Brasil.

Un nivel histórico de migración está transformando las sociedades y la política en América Latina y el Caribe, dando paso a una etapa definida por la volatilidad. Este artículo analiza estas dinámicas en el Caribe y Centroamérica y Sudamérica, y analiza la probabilidad de que la región se acerque a un punto de inflexión en la gestión de la migración.

A float decorated with Mexican national colors in a parade in Fort Worth, Texas.

The number of Mexican immigrants in the United States dropped by about 1 million from 2010 to 2022, but has since rebounded to an extent while remaining below its peak. Mexicans are by far the largest group of immigrants in the United States, and more than half live in either California or Texas. This article offers key details of this population and how it is evolving.

Una carroza decorada con la bandera mexicana en un desfile en Fort Worth, Texas.

Los mexicanos son el mayor grupo de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos, con cerca del 23 por ciento del total de 47.8 millones de residentes nacidos en el extranjero en 2023. Este artículo de enfoque proporciona información sobre la población inmigrante mexicana en Estados Unidos.

A Guatemalan man reflects on his migration to and back from the United States
Short Reads
April 2025
By  María Jesús Mora and Ariel G. Ruiz Soto
Un hombre guatemalteco reflexiona sobre su migración hacia y desde Estados Unidos.
Short Reads
April 2025
By  María Jesús Mora and Ariel G. Ruiz Soto
Photo of migrants in line at port of entry in Brownsville awaiting possible entry
Short Reads
February 2025
By  Jennifer Van Hook, Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Julia Gelatt
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Short Reads
February 2025
By  Ariel G. Ruiz Soto and Andrew Selee
Migrants and community members at a local clinic in Panama
Short Reads
December 2024
By  Susan Fratzke, Meghan Benton and Andrew Selee
Leaders at 2023 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue
Short Reads
October 2024
By  Andrew Selee and Doris Meissner
A DACA recipient speaks at a DACA 12th anniversary event at the White House
Short Reads
July 2024
By  Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Julia Gelatt and Jennifer Van Hook
Graphic representation of law enforcement personnel taking individuals into custody
Explainers
February 2025

El control migratorio en los Estados Unidos se lleva a cabo en sus fronteras, así como en el interior del país. Esta guía informática tiene respuestas a preguntas comunes sobre la función del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) de EE. UU., en la identificación de personas para arresto, detención, y deportación a través del sistema de justicia penal y las operaciones en lugares de trabajo y dentro de comunidades estadounidenses.

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Explainers
April 2019

How has the size of the unauthorized population in the United States changed over time? How is illegal immigration changing, and where do unauthorized immigrants come from? This explainer answers basic questions about illegal immigration, the changing patterns from Mexico, and more.

Book-On the Move: Rapidly Evolving Migration Trends and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Video
September 8, 2025

Esta conversación oportuna y provocadora sobre la migración en las Américas presenta los principales hallazgos de los autores, patrones sorprendentes y las urgentes preguntas de política pública que enfrenta hoy América Latina y el Caribe.  

Book-On the Move: Rapidly Evolving Migration Trends and Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
Video, Audio
September 8, 2025

This timely and thought-provoking conversation on migration in the Americas features discussion of the new book On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, surprising patterns, and the urgent policy questions facing Latin America and the Caribbean today.

Nigerian migrants arrive home through charter flights
Video, Audio
June 25, 2025

This conversation explores emerging models, policy shifts, and lessons learned from the European and Latin American approaches to reintegration and support for returning migrants. 

Expert Q&A, Audio
January 30, 2025

This episode of the Changing Climate, Changing Migration podcast speaks with Julia Neusner, a lawyer and researcher with the International Refugee Assistance Project who has conducted surveys and interviews with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border about whether, where, and how they have experienced climate impacts.

21st Annual Immigration Law & Policy Conference
Video
September 21, 2024

With immigration at the heart of competing policy proposals for the future of the United States, 2024's Immigration Law and Policy Conference featured smart discussions of some of the most important immigration issues and keynote discussions with the DHS Secretary, Denver Mayor, and IOM Director General.  

Recent Activity

Reports
May 2026

Migrants and refugees make up notable shares of the workforce in many cities. By creating an environment in which they can find work, apply their skills, and thrive, urban areas can set themselves up to weather current and future economic changes, including the green and digital transitions. Drawing on a scan of city practices on four continents, this report examines the experiences and policy approaches of cities around the world.

Articles

Some countries with large diasporas have sought to maximize incoming remittances and channel them into particular sectors. Diaspora engagement policies are not always successful, but research shows that they are generally accompanied by increased remittance sending. This article explains the connection and explores some of the factors affecting remittance levels.

Articles

Un nivel histórico de migración está transformando las sociedades y la política en América Latina y el Caribe, dando paso a una etapa definida por la volatilidad. Este artículo analiza estas dinámicas en el Caribe y Centroamérica y Sudamérica, y analiza la probabilidad de que la región se acerque a un punto de inflexión en la gestión de la migración.

Articles

Amid unprecedented migration that began in 2010, Latin America and the Caribbean have entered a new era best defined by volatility. The success of initial policy responses to the displacement of millions of Venezuelans and other migration patterns has dimmed, given incomplete integration outcomes and other pressures. This article details these dynamics across the Caribbean and Central and South America.

Video, Webinars
September 8, 2025

Esta conversación oportuna y provocadora sobre la migración en las Américas presenta los principales hallazgos de los autores, patrones sorprendentes y las urgentes preguntas de política pública que enfrenta hoy América Latina y el Caribe.  

Video, Audio, Webinars
September 8, 2025

This timely and thought-provoking conversation on migration in the Americas features discussion of the new book On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean, surprising patterns, and the urgent policy questions facing Latin America and the Caribbean today.

Video, Audio, Webinars
June 25, 2025

This conversation explores emerging models, policy shifts, and lessons learned from the European and Latin American approaches to reintegration and support for returning migrants. 

Short Reads
June 2025

Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen to lows not seen since the 1960s. But can this trend continue amid a sharp policy shift to a deterrence-focused approach, setting aside a carrot-and-stick migration management strategy? This short read looks at the evidence.