Magazine Negocios PRO-MEXICO
December 2011 & January 2012
Negocios selected 15 foreigners who have chosen Mexico as their second home. Artists, entrepreneurs, students, teachers, retirees, all of them have found in Mexico a place where they feel free to express themselves and an opportunity to put their talents to good use.
Almost one out of every 100 people living in Mexico is a foreigner. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) , in 2010 there were 961,121 foreigners living in Mexico, equivalent to 0.9% of the total population. The majority come from the US, making Mexico the country with the largest population of United statesians citizens outside their own country.
Spaniards and citizens of other Latin American countries –Guatemala, Colombia, Argentina, Cuba, Honduras, Venezuela and El Salvador– appear next on the list, with Canadians coming in 10th. Further down on the list are Europeans, followed by Asians, mainly residents of Japanese and Chinese origin.
Mexico has a tradition of taking in immigrants. During the Spanish Civil War and the Chinese Revolution, refugees came here in their droves but the last two decades have seen an influx of immigrants. Some 151,793 foreigners made Mexico their home between 1990 and 2000, rising to 468,504 –more than double– between 2000 and 2010. And every day there is another knock at Mexico’s door.
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