Dynamics and Expectations Among Refugees and Asylum Requests as An Emerging Social Phenomenon in Mexico
Dynamics and Expectations Among Refugees and Asylum Requests as An Emerging Social Phenomenon in Mexico

Author(s): Rafael Alonso Hernández López, Rodolfo Cruz Piñeiro
Subject(s): Migration Studies, Asylum, Refugees, Migration as Policy-fields
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Dynamics; Expectations; Refugees; Asylum; Requests; Social Phenomenon; Mexico;
Summary/Abstract: Immigration patterns in Mexico have shifted during the past ten years, especially when it comes to undocumented foreigners from countries like Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Starting in 2010, the number of immigrants arriving in Mexico with the sole purpose of reaching the US significantly increased. Between 2013 and 2021, however, the number of asylum applications increased from 1,300 to 130,000, with an important surge of Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti), South American (Venezuela) and African (Cameroon, Togo, Senegal, Eritrea) immigrants. This situation has forced us to change the way in which we analyze the migratory policies that both the US and Mexico enforce; on the other hand, it is also an important challenge for Mexico and the way in which it can handle this situation via its institutions, NGOs and other instances. Considering this scenario, this chapter describes the current situation that refugees have to face in the country, analyzes how the number of requests and immigrants have changed over the years and the way in which different institutions have faced this phenomenon, in order to better understand what has been happening and the way in which the country can better address this situation.

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