Salvadoran Mexicans
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Total population | |
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10,315 El Salvador-born residents (2017)[1] Unknown number of Mexicans of Salvadoran descent | |
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Roman Catholicism | |
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Salvadorans |
Salvadoran Mexicans (Spanish: salvadoreño-mexicanos) are people of Salvadorian descent living in Mexico.
Migration history[]
The largest wave of Salvadorans arrived in Mexico as refugees during the Salvadoran Civil War.
Demographics[]
During the 2010 Census, there were 8,088 El Salvador-born individuals registered as living in Mexico.[2] According to the Salvadoran consul in Mexico José Antonio Domínguez Mena, as of December 2016 only 10% to 15% of Salvadoran nationals were registered with the Instituto Nacional de Migración.[3]
Institutions[]
- Asociación Salvadoreña Mexicana, A. C.
- Asociación de Salvadoreños residentes en Jalisco
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Table 1: Total migrant stock at mid-year by origin and by major area, region, country or area of destination, 2017". United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. p. 69. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "De los salvadoreños en México, sólo 15% está registrado en el INM". www.elfinanciero.com.mx. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
Categories:
- Salvadoran emigrants to Mexico
- Ethnic groups in Mexico
- Salvadoran diaspora
- Immigration to Mexico
- Mexican history stubs
- El Salvador stubs