There Aren’t Many Immigrants to Mexico, But Their Numbers Have Grown Significantly Mexico News Daily
go to original June 2, 2017

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Immigrants do not represent a large proportion of Mexico’s population but their numbers have been growing at a significantly high rate.

Between 2000 and 2015 Mexico’s foreign population increased by 120%, reaching a total of just under 1.2 million immigrants.

Those were the results of a study by researchers at the Center for Demographic, Urban and Environmental Studies of the College of México (Colmex).

Although Mexico ranks third in North America in terms of the number of foreign residents, it has seen the largest increase over the 15 years, a clear sign for the Colmex specialists that the country is becoming a destination for migrants.

For comparison’s sake, Canada’s foreign population increased by 42% during the same period, rising from 5.5 million to 7.8. The number of foreigners in the United States increased from 34.8 million to 46.6 million, a 34% hike.

Mexico is becoming an important migrant destination, said one of the study’s co-authors, even if they represent less than 1% of the total population.

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