From Here to the Border, I’m Mexican, and from the Border over There I’m American: A Look Inside Return Migration and Its Complexities
From Here to the Border, I’m Mexican, and from the Border over There I’m American: A Look Inside Return Migration and Its Complexities

Author(s): Irasema Mora Pablo, M. Martha Lengeling
Subject(s): Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Border; Mexican; American; Migration;
Summary/Abstract: Mexico and the United States have a long history of two bordering countries living together and separately. Within Mexico, Guanajuato is the third state which has the most returnees coming back to Mexico (INEGI, 2010). This movement of people between the two countries has its pros and cons. In the University of Guanajuato, a large public university, we have seen this influx of return migration in our student population of BA in English language teaching (ELT). These young people are multicultural, and they have come back to Mexico with a substantial range of knowledge, practices, as well as linguistic and cultural experiences. Yet their return is not always easy for them, and they find a place within our BA as a way to fit themselves within Mexico. They are often seen as an outsider in their own native country and may even experience negativity when coming back.

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